Idrissa Seck | |
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Prime Minister of Senegal | |
In office 4 November 2002 – 21 July 2004 | |
President | Abdoulaye Wade |
Preceded by | Mame Madior Boye |
Succeeded by | Macky Sall |
Personal details | |
Born | Thiès, Senegal | 9 August 1959
Political party | Rewmi |
Other political affiliations | PDS (until 2006) |
Spouse | Ndèye Penda Tall |
Idrissa Seck (born 9 August 1959[1]) is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to July 2004. He was a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and was considered a protégé of President Abdoulaye Wade, but he subsequently went into opposition and was a candidate in the February 2007 presidential election, coming second place with about 15% of the vote.[2]