Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (born 6 March 1951Official CV at government website
.) is an Ivorian politician who was Prime Minister of Ivory Coast from March 2012 to November 2012. In 2018, he was appointed president of the Senate. Previously he was Minister of Industry from 2002 to 2005 and Minister of Justice from 2010 to 2012. Ahoussou-Kouadio is a member of the

Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally The Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (french: Parti Démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire — Rassemblement Démocratique Africain; abbreviated PDCI-RDA) is a centre-right political party in Ivory Coast. History Founde ...

(PDCI–RDA), a party led by former President

Henri Konan Bédié Aimé Henri Konan Bédié (born 5 May 1934) is an Ivorian politician. He was President of Ivory Coast from 1993 to 1999. He is currently the President of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast - African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA).

."Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio nommé Premier ministre en Côte d'Ivoire"
Radio France Internationale, 13 March 2012 . Since leaving office as Prime Minister, he has served as President of the Regional Council of Bélier Region and as Minister of State at the Presidency for Political Dialogue and Relations with the Institutions. When the new position as president of the Senate was created in 2018, Ahoussou-Kouadio was appointed to fill it.

Career

Ahoussou-Kouadio was born at Raviart, located in the Tie-N'Diekro subprefecture. A business lawyer by profession, he is a long-time member of the PDCI-RDA and has held various party posts. He was appointed as a member of the Economic and Social Council of Ivory Coast in 1999, and he was elected to the

National Assembly of Ivory Coast The National Assembly is lower house of the Parliament of Ivory Coast since November 2016. From 1960 to 2016, the National Assembly was Ivory Coast's unicameral legislative body. Evolved from semi-representative bodies of the French Colonia ...

in the December 2000 parliamentary election, representing the constituency of Didievi and Tie-N'Diekro. At the PDCI-RDA's 11th congress, held in 2002, he was designated as its Deputy Secretary-General for Legal Affairs. Under President

Laurent Gbagbo Koudou Laurent Gbagbo
, FPI website . ( national unity government A national unity government, government of national unity (GNU), or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other nati ...

."Ahoussou-Kouadio, Premier ministre: le changement dans la continuité en Côte d'Ivoire"
Radio France Internationale, 14 March 2012 . He remained in that post until December 2005. He was the director of Bédié's campaign during the first round of the October–November 2010 presidential election; after Bédié placed third and gave his support to

Alassane Ouattara Alassane Dramane Ouattara (; ; born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician who has been President of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) since 2010. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF)Daniel Kablan Duncan Daniel Kablan Duncan (born 30 June 1943) is an Ivorian politician. He previously served as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast from 11 December 1993 to 24 December 1999 and again from November 2012 to January 2017. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs ...

, also a member of the PDCI, to replace Ahoussou-Kouadio. Ahoussou-Kouadio was subsequently appointed as Minister of State at the Presidency on 9 January 2013. Ahoussou-Kouadio has been the President of the Regional Council of Bélier since 2013. In the government appointed on 12 January 2016, he held the post of Minister of State at the Presidency for Political Dialogue and Relations with the Institutions. He became the first President of the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

on 10 April 2018. Having travelled to Europe on 3 July 2020 for a routine health check, Ahoussou-Kouadio tested positive for COVID-19 in Germany on 12 July 2020.

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(French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahoussou-Kouadio, Jeannot 1951 births Government ministers of Ivory Coast Heads of government of Ivory Coast Living people Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally politicians People from Lacs District Members of the National Assembly (Ivory Coast) 21st-century Ivorian politicians