The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin (known as

Dahomey The Kingdom of Dahomey () was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a region ...

in 1960–75 and as the

People's Republic of Benin The People's Republic of Benin (french: République populaire du Bénin; sometimes translated as Benin Popular Republic or Popular Republic of Benin) was a socialist state located in the Gulf of Guinea on the African continent, which would becom ...

in 1975–90) is a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Benin, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The following is a list of

foreign minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

s of Benin since its founding in 1960: *1960............ Chabi Mama *1960–1962: Assogba Oké *1962–1963: Émile Derlin Zinsou *1963............ Hubert Maga *1963–1964: Chabi Mama *1964–1965: Gabriel Lozès *1965............

Tahirou Congacou Tahirou Congacou (1911 – 15 June 1993) was a Beninese politician, most active during the 1960s, when his country was known as Dahomey. He served as President of the National Assembly from 1964 to 1965, and in that capacity served as acting ...

*1965–1967: Émile Derlin Zinsou *1967–1968: Benoît Sinzogan *1968–1969:

Daouda Badarou Daouda Badarou (born 7 January 1929) is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1968 to 1969 and again from 1970 to 1971. References 1929 births Living people Foreign ministers of Benin 20th-century Beninese p ...

*1969–1970: Benoît Sinzogan *1970–1971:

*1971–1972:

Michel Ahouanmènou Michel Ahouanmènou (23 December 1916 – 1979)https://rulers.org/indexa2.html was a Beninese politician and diplomat, most active when his country was known as Dahomey. Ahouanmènou was born on December 23, 1916, in Porto Novo into an influential ...

*1972–1980: Michel Alladaye *1980–1982:

Simon Ifede Ogouma Simon Ifede Ogouma ( – 29 January 2023) was a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a ...

*1982–1984: Tiamiou Adjibadé *1984–1987: Frédéric Affo *1987–1989: Guy Landry Hazoumé *1989–1990: Daniel Tawéma *1990–1991: Théophile Nata *1991–1992: Théodore Holo *1992–1993: Saturnin Soglo *1993–1995:

Robert Dossou Robert Dossou (born 13 May 1939) is a Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, N ...

*1995–1996: Edgar Yves Monnou *1996–1998: Pierre Osho *1998–2003: Antoine Idji Kolawolé *2003............ Joseph Gnonlonfoun *2003–2006: Rogatien Biaou *2006............ Frédéric Dohou *2006–2007: Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo *2007–2008: Moussa Okanla *2008–2011:

Jean-Marie Ehouzou Jean-Marie Ehouzou (born September 1950) is a Beninese diplomat who has served as the Permanent Representative of the African Union to the United Nations Office at Geneva since 2012. Previously he was Benin's Permanent Representative to the Unite ...

*2011–2015: Nassirou Bako Arifari *2015–2016:

Saliou Akadiri Saliou Akadiri (born 1950) is a Beninese politician and diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin from 2015 to 2016. Hailing from Issaba, Akadiri studied in Porto Novo and completed a law degree at the National University of ...

*2016–present:

Aurélien Agbénonci Aurélien Agbénonci (born 1958) is a Beninese diplomat who has served in the government of Benin as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2016. Previously he was Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Multidimens ...

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