Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio | |
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| President of the Senate of Ivory Coast | |
| In office 12 April 2018 – 12 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kandia Camara |
| 9th prime minister of the Ivory Coast | |
| In office 13 March 2012 – 21 November 2012 | |
| President | Alassane Ouattara |
| Preceded by | Guillaume Soro |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Kablan Duncan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1951 Raviart, French West Africa (now Ivory Coast) |
| Political party | PDCI |
Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (born 6 March 1951[1]) is an Ivorian politician who was Prime Minister of Ivory Coast from March 2012 to November 2012. In April 2018, he was appointed president of the Senate of Ivory Coast and served until October 2023.[2] Previously he was Minister of Industry from 2002 to 2005 and Minister of Justice from 2010 to 2012.
Ahoussou-Kouadio is a member of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA), a party led by former president Henri Konan Bédié.[3] Since leaving office as prime minister, he has served as president of the Regional Council of Bélier Region[4] and as Minister of State at the Presidency for Political Dialogue and Relations with the Institutions. When the new position as president of the Senate was created in 2018, Ahoussou-Kouadio was appointed to fill it.
- ^ Official CV at government website (in French).
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire - Senate". IPU.
- ^ "Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio nommé Premier ministre en Côte d'Ivoire", Radio France Internationale, 13 March 2012 (in French).
- ^ "Le president" Archived 2016-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, crbelier-ci.org, accessed 11 March 2016.