Abdoulaye Bio Tchané
Abdoulaye Bio Tchané (born November 1952) is a Beninese economist and politician.
Born in Djougou, he earned a master's degree in economics from the University of Dijon and in banking from the Centre Ouest-Africain de Formation et d'Etudes Bancaires in Dakar.[1] He began his career at the Central Bank of States of West Africa, rising to become director of the economic and monetary survey department. He served as Minister of Finance under Mathieu Kérékou from 1998 to 2002. Bio Tchané directed the Africa Division of the International Monetary Fund from 2002 to 2007, and he was president of the West African Development Bank from 2008 to 2010.[2]
Bio Tchané unsuccessfully ran in the 2011 presidential election, despite being one of the favorites.[3] He received 8.9 percent of the vote in the 2016 presidential election.[4] In the second round of voting Bio Tchané backed Patrice Talon, and following Talon's victory Bio Tchané was appointed to the government as Minister of State for Planning and Development on 6 April 2016.[5][6]
Notes
- ↑ Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 81
- ↑ Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 82
- ↑ Benin postpones presidential vote to March 6 The Nation, 11 February 2011
- ↑ "Proclamation des résultats provisoires de l'élection présidentielle du 6 mars 2016" (PDF). www.cour-constitutionnelle-benin.org (in French). Cour constitutionnelle du Bénin. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ↑ Vincent Duhem, "Bénin : Patrice Talon nomme un gouvernement sans Premier ministre", Jeune Afrique, 6 April 2016 (French).
- ↑ Abdoulaye Bio Tchané : « Boni Yayi a laissé le Bénin dans un état catastrophique » Le Monde
References
- Houngnikpo, Mathurin; Decalo, Samuel (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0810871718.