Gilbert Houngbo | |
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| 11th Director-General of the International Labour Organization | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Ryder |
| 6th President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development | |
| In office 1 April 2017 – 8 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kanayo F Nwanze |
| Succeeded by | Alvaro Lario |
| 10th Prime Minister of Togo | |
| In office 8 September 2008 – 23 July 2012 | |
| President | Faure Gnassingbé |
| Preceded by | Komlan Mally |
| Succeeded by | Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1961 Togo |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Lomé University of Quebec, Trois-Rivières |
Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo (born 4 February 1961[1]) is a Togolese politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Togo from September 2008 to July 2012.[2] He has also held various positions within the United Nations System, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Labour Office and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).[3] In 2022 he was elected as the 11th Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
- ^ "Démission du Premier ministre" [Prime Minister resigns] (Press release) (in French). République Togolaise website. 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Reprise de la coopération et gestion de crise"[permanent dead link], République Togolaise website, 8 September 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Former Prime Minister of Togo to head United Nations rural poverty agency". www.ifad.org (Press release). Retrieved 2017-02-14.