Lionel Zinsou

Lionel Zinsou
Zinsou in 2017
Prime Minister of Benin
In office
18 June 2015 – 6 April 2016
PresidentThomas Boni Yayi
Preceded byPascal Koupaki (2013)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1953-10-23) 23 October 1953 (age 71)
Paris, France
SpouseMarie Derlin Zinsou (?–2019; her death)
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
London School of Economics

Lionel Zinsou (born 23 October 1953) is a French–Beninese economist and investment banker who was Prime Minister of Benin from 2015 to 2016. Since June 2017, he has been the president of Terra Nova, a centre-left French think tank.