Patrick Rajoelina, (*1954, Paris) is a Malagasy politician,

lobbyist In politics, lobbying, persuasion or interest representation is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying, which ...

, author and teacher who has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs of

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

since 15 August 2021. In 2013 he was promoted Chevalier (knight) of the French

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

Personal life

He is the founder of the NGO "Société des amis de Madagascar" and the

Lobbying In politics, lobbying, persuasion or interest representation is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agency, regulatory agencie ...

company "Prince – Patrick Rajoelina International Network & Communication". He is also the author of 8 books about

. Rajoelina taught for 20 years at the

École supérieure de journalisme de Paris The École supérieure de journalisme (ESJ Paris; in English: ''Superior School of Journalism of Paris'') is an institution of higher education in Paris dedicated to journalism and related studies. Its origin was in the ''Collège Libre des Science ...

. He doesn't have any relationship to the Malagasy president

Andry Rajoelina Andry Nirina Rajoelina (Malagasy: ; born 30 May 1974) is a Malagasy politician and businessman who has been the president of Madagascar since 2019. He was previously president of a provisional government from 2009 to 2014 following a political ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajoelina, Patrick 1954 births Living people Foreign ministers of Madagascar Malagasy politicians