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Burkinabé politician
Siméon Sawadogo
Siméon Sawadogo in 2021
Minister of State, Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Social Cohesion
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 January 2019
Minister of Territorial Administration
In office
20 February 2017 – 19 January 2019
Personal details
BornSabcé, Bam Province, Burkina Faso
Alma materUniversity of Joseph Ki-Zerbo

Siméon Sawadogo is a Burkinabé politician. He is currently the Minister of State, the Minister of Territorial Administration, the Minister of Decentralization and Social Cohesion.

Biography

Siméon Sawadogo was born in Sabcé, Bam Province. He earned a master's degree from University of Joseph Ki-Zerbo (present-day University of Ouagadougou). In 1982, he began his career in the public service as a teacher of primary schools. In 1994, he joined the Ministry of Territorial Administration as High Commissioner of the Oubritenga Province in Ziniaré, then of Sanmatenga Province in Kaya. From 1997 to 2007, he was elected a member of the National Assembly.

On 20 February 2017, he was appointed the Minister of State for Territorial Administration. On 19 January 2019, he resigned together with other members of Thieba cabinet. On 24 January, he was appointed the Minister of State, Territorial Administration, the Minister of Decentralization and Social Cohesion.

Health

During the 2020 coronavirus outbreak, on 21 March, Sawadogo contracted the coronavirus.

References

  1. ^ "MONSIEUR SIMEON SAWADOGO". Presidence du Faso (in French). Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. "Remaniement au Burkina Faso". BBC News (in French). 21 February 2017.
  3. "Burkina : Roch Marc Christian Kaboré retouche son gouvernement". Jeune Afrique (in French). 21 February 2017.
  4. "Burkina Faso: Prime Minister and cabinet resign from office". 19 January 2019.
  5. "Burkina Faso : La composition du premier gouvernement de Christophe Dabiré dévoilée". lefaso.net (in French). 25 January 2019.
  6. "Burkina Faso Mines Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus". Bloomberg.com. 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-21.


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