Paul Kaba Thieba | |
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Prime Minister of Burkina Faso | |
In office 6 January 2016 – 19 January 2019 | |
President | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré |
Preceded by | Yacouba Isaac Zida |
Succeeded by | Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré |
Personal details | |
Born | Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) | 28 July 1960
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of Ouagadougou Paris Descartes University Pierre Mendès-France University |
Paul Kaba Thieba (born 28 July 1960) is a Burkinabé economist and politician who was appointed and served as Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 6 January 2016 to 19 January 2019.[1] Thieba was appointed by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on 6 January 2016, shortly after Kaboré took office. Previously he worked at the Central Bank of West African States and the West African Monetary Union.[2][3]