Patrick Achi

Patrick Achi
Achi in 2021
Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
In office
8 March 2021 – 17 October 2023
PresidentAlassane Ouattara
Preceded byHamed Bakayoko
Succeeded byRobert Beugré Mambé
Personal details
Born (1955-11-17) 17 November 1955 (age 69)
Paris, France
Political partyRally of the Republicans

Patrick Jérôme Achi (born 17 November 1955) is an Ivorian politician who served as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from March 2021 to October 2023 in President Alassane Ouattara's government.[1] He is a member of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR). He studied at Supélec and Stanford University and specialises in engineering and infrastructure. He has also worked as the government spokesman for President Alassane Ouattara.[2]

Prior to this he was Secretary General of the Presidency from January 2017, before being promoted to Minister of State, while simultaneously serving as Executive Secretary of the National Council for Economic Policy responsible for the oversight and execution of the 2030 Strategic Plan and the 5-year government program "Côte d'Ivoire Solidaire 2021-2025", a responsibility he retained as prime minister.[3]

On 13 April 2022, PM Achi resigned,[4] along with his government, but was reinstated by President Ouattara before being removed on 6 October 2023[5] with the dissolution of the Ivorian government. Achi officially resigned for a second time on 18 October 2023.

  1. ^ "Ivory Coast: Achi reappointed PM, regional bank chief named VP". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  2. ^ "Patrick Achi profile". London: Guardian. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. ^ "S.E. Patrick ACHI". Africa CEO Forum 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  4. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: Prime Minister Patrick Achi has resigned". The Africa Report.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  5. ^ "Ivory Coast president removes prime minister, dissolves government". Reuters. October 6, 2023.