List of Foreign Ministers of Benin
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Below is a list of the foreign minister
s of Benin
/Dahomey
since it gained independence in 1960:
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
s of Benin
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
/Dahomey
Dahomey
Dahomey was a country in west Africa in what is now the Republic of Benin. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful west African state that was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until 1894. From 1894 until 1960 Dahomey was a part of French West Africa. The independent Republic of Dahomey...
since it gained independence in 1960:
- 1960 Chabi MamaChabi MamaChabi Mama is a former early Beninese politician. Mama became the foreign minister of newly-independent Dahomey in 1959, lasting in that position until 1960. He then returned to that position from 1963 to 1964.-References:...
(1st time) - 1960 - 1962 Assogba OkéAssogba OkéAssogba Oké was a Beninese politician and diplomat. Replacing Chabi Mama, Oké became foreign minister in 1960, lasting until 1962. Oké died in 1973....
- 1962 - 1963 Émile Zinsou (1st time)
- 1963 Hubert MagaHubert MagaCoutoucou Hubert Maga was a politician from Dahomey .Dahomey was renamed Benin in 1975. See . He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in Dahomey they lived...
- 1963 - 1964 Chabi Mama (2nd time)
- 1964 - 1965 Gabriel LozèsGabriel LozèsGabriel Lozès was a Beninese politician and diplomat. Replacing Chabi Mama, Lozès became foreign minister in 1964, lasting until 1965.-References:...
- 1965 Tahirou CongacouTahirou CongacouTahirou Congacou was a Beninese politician, most active during the 1960s, when his country was known as Dahomey. He served as speaker of the National Assembly from 1964 to 1965, and in that capacity served as acting President of Benin from 29 November 1965 to 22 December 1965...
(acting) - 1965 - 1967 Émile Zinsou (2nd time)
- 1967 - 1968 Benoît SinzoganBenoît SinzoganBenoît Sinzogan is a Beninese military officer and politician, best known for leading his country's gendarmerie in the late 1960s. He was a member of the Fon ethnic group, which dominated the Beninese army from 1965 to 1967...
(1st time) - 1968 - 1969 Dauda BadaruDauda BadaruDauda Badaru is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1968 to 1969 and again from 1970 to 1971.-References:...
(1st time) - 1969 - 1970 Benoît Sinzogan (2nd time)
- 1970 - 1971 Dauda Badaru (2nd time)
- 1971 - 1972 Michel AhouanmenouMichel AhouanmenouMichel Ahouanmenou was a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1971 to 1972.-References:...
- 1972 - 1980 Michel AlladayeMichel AlladayeMichel Alladaye is a former Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1972 to 1980.-References:...
- 1980 - 1982 Simon Ifede OgoumaSimon Ifede OgoumaSimon Ifede Ogouma is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1980 to 1982.-References:...
- 1982 - 1984 Tiamiou AdjibadéTiamiou AdjibadéTiamiou Adjibadé was a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1982 to 1984.-References:...
- 1984 - 1987 Frédéric AffoFrédéric AffoFrédéric Affo is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1984 to 1987.-References:...
- 1987 - 1989 Guy Landry HazouméGuy Landry HazouméGuy Landry Hazoumé is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1987 to 1989.-References:...
- 1989 - 1990 Daniel TawémaDaniel TawémaDaniel Tawéma is a Beninese politician. During the regime of Mathieu Kérékou, he became Deputy Director of the Civil Cabinet in April 1979 and served as Director of the Cabinet from 1983 to 1989. From August 1989 to March 1990, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Tawéma was a...
- 1990 - 1991 Théophile NataThéophile NataThéophile Nata is a Beninese politician and a former member of the Pan-African Parliament.-Education:Nata attended Natitingou Catholic Primary School for four years starting in 1954 and ended in 1960...
- 1991 - 1992 Théodore HoloThéodore HoloThéodore Holo is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1991 to 1992.-References:...
- 1992 - 1993 Saturnin SogloSaturnin SogloSaturnin Soglo is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1992 to 1993, serving under his brother president Nicéphore Soglo.-References:...
- 1993 - 1995 Robert DossouRobert DossouRobert Dossou is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1993 to 1995.-References:...
- 1995 - 1996 Edgar Yves MonnouEdgar Yves MonnouEdgar Yves Monnou is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1995 to 1996.-References:...
- 1996 - 1998 Pierre OshoPierre OshoPierre Osho is a Beninese political figure. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from April 1996 to May 1998, then Minister of Defense from May 1998 to January 2006, when he resigned....
- 1998 - 2003 Antoine Idji KolawoléAntoine Idji KolawoléAntoine Idji Kolawolé is a Beninese politician. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin from 1998 to 2003 and the President of the National Assembly from 2003 to 2007....
- 2003 Joseph GnonlonfounJoseph GnonlonfounJoseph Gnonlonfoun is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin in 2003.-References:...
(acting) - 2003 - 2006 Rogatien BiaouRogatien BiaouRogatien Biaou is a Beninese politician and diplomat. Biaou was the Foreign Minister of Benin from June 12, 2003 to February 16, 2006. He was fired after President Mathieu Kérékou discovered Biaou's sale of land surrounding the Embassy of Benin in Washington to a U.S. company in 2002 was...
- 2006 Frédéric DohouFrédéric DohouFrédéric Dohou is a political figure from Benin.He holds a PhD in Development Economics and he held several ministerial posts under the chairmanship of Mathieu Kérékou....
(acting) - 2006 - 2007 Mariam Aladji Boni DialloMariam Aladji Boni DialloMariam Aladji Boni Diallo is a Beninese politician. She was Benin's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 April 2006 to 17 June 2007....
(f) - 2007 - 2008 Moussa OkanlaMoussa OkanlaMoussa Okanla is a Beninese diplomat. Okanla was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government named on June 17, 2007, and was replaced by Jean-Marie Ehouzou on 22 October 2008....
- 2008 - 2011 Jean-Marie EhouzouJean-Marie EhouzouJean-Marie Ehouzou is a Beninese diplomat, currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, La Francophonie, and Beninese Abroad...
- 2011 - present Nassirou Bako Arifari