Koffi Agbényéga Voule-Frititi
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Koffi Agbényéga Voule-Frititi (born July 10, 1934) is a Togo
lese politician, currently serving as a deputy in the National Assembly of Togo
. He is a member of the Rally of the Togolese People
(RPT).
Voule-Frititi was born in Danyi
. From 1966 to 1978 he was Director of the National Institute of Scientific Research, and from 1977 to 1982 he served in the government as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. He was Technical Adviser to the Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research from 1982 to 1985.
Voule-Frititi was elected to the National Assembly in the March 1999 parliamentary election
as the RPT candidate in the Second Constituency of Danyi Prefecture, receiving 76.46% of the vote. He was re-elected in the October 2002 parliamentary election
from the Second Constituency of Danyi Prefecture, and he was again re-elected in the October 2007 parliamentary election
as an RPT candidate from Danyi Constituency. Following the 2007 election, he chaired the first meeting of the new parliamentary term on November 13, 2007 due to his status as the oldest deputy, and he was assisted by the two youngest deputies, Mawulikplim Moïse Sodahlon and Kwami Manti. He became a member of the National Assembly's Socio-Cultural Development Committee.
Voule-Frititi is a member of the RPT Central Committee from Danyi Prefecture as of the party's Ninth Ordinary Congress in December 2006; he is also a member of the RPT College of Sages.
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
lese politician, currently serving as a deputy in the National Assembly of Togo
National Assembly of Togo
The unicameral National Assembly of Togo is the country's legislative body. It has a total of 81 members who are elected in a party list proportional representation system...
. He is a member of the Rally of the Togolese People
Rally of the Togolese People
The Rally of the Togolese People is the ruling political party in Togo. The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, is also the National President of the RPT....
(RPT).
Voule-Frititi was born in Danyi
Danyi
Danyi is a prefecture located in the Plateaux Region of Togo. The prefecture seat is located in Danyi-Apéyémé....
. From 1966 to 1978 he was Director of the National Institute of Scientific Research, and from 1977 to 1982 he served in the government as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. He was Technical Adviser to the Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research from 1982 to 1985.
Voule-Frititi was elected to the National Assembly in the March 1999 parliamentary election
Togolese parliamentary election, 1999
Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 21 March 1999. They were boycotted by the eight opposition parties, who been rebuffed in their insistence that talks following the controversial presidential election the previous year must be completed prior to the parliamentary election...
as the RPT candidate in the Second Constituency of Danyi Prefecture, receiving 76.46% of the vote. He was re-elected in the October 2002 parliamentary election
Togolese parliamentary election, 2002
Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 27 October 2002. Like the previous elections in 1999, they were boycotted by nine opposition parties , following the replacement of the Independent National Electoral Commission by a seven-magistrate committee and a revision of the Electoral Code...
from the Second Constituency of Danyi Prefecture, and he was again re-elected in the October 2007 parliamentary election
Togolese parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in Togo on October 14, 2007 for the 81 seats in the National Assembly. There were over 2,000 candidates, with 32 parties and 41 lists of independent candidates competing. The ruling Rally of the Togolese People was victorious, winning a majority of 50 seats...
as an RPT candidate from Danyi Constituency. Following the 2007 election, he chaired the first meeting of the new parliamentary term on November 13, 2007 due to his status as the oldest deputy, and he was assisted by the two youngest deputies, Mawulikplim Moïse Sodahlon and Kwami Manti. He became a member of the National Assembly's Socio-Cultural Development Committee.
Voule-Frititi is a member of the RPT Central Committee from Danyi Prefecture as of the party's Ninth Ordinary Congress in December 2006; he is also a member of the RPT College of Sages.