Paul Kaba Thieba (born 28 July 1960) is a Burkinabé economist and politician who was appointed and served as

Prime Minister of Burkina Faso This is a list of prime ministers of Burkina Faso since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Upper Volta in 1971 to the present day. A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso ...

from 6 January 2016 to 19 January 2019. Thieba was appointed by President

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (; born 25 April 1957) is a Burkinabé banker and politician who served as the President of Burkina Faso from 2015 until he was deposed in 2022. He was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 1996 and Pre ...

on 6 January 2016, shortly after Kaboré took office. Previously he worked at the

Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (french: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West Af ...

and the West African Monetary Union. . .

Early life and education

Paul Kaba Thieba was born on 28 July 1960 in

Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 904,920 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula". The local Bobo-speaking population (re ...

, Upper Volta. Thieba obtained a BAC C series from Lycée Philippe Zinda Kaboré in Ouagadougou in June 1979. He obtained a BBA in June 1982 and a year later, an

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

from the

University of Ouagadougou Founded in 1974, the University of Ouagadougou (UO; french: Université de Ouagadougou) is in the area of Dagnöen Nord (pronounced dag-no-en noor) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It was officially renamed in 2015 as l’Université Ouaga 1 Profes ...

. He obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) in June 1984 and a doctorate in December 1987 at the

Pierre Mendès-France University Pierre Mendès-France University (UPMF, french: Université Pierre Mendès France, also known as Grenoble II) was a French university, based in Grenoble, focused on social sciences. It was named after the late French politician Pierre Mendès-Fr ...

. In December 1988, he graduated with a Diploma of Specialized Higher Education (DESS) in Banking and Finance from the

Paris Descartes University Paris Descartes University (french: Université Paris 5 René Descartes, links=no), also known as Paris V, was a French public university located in Paris. It was one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris, which was split into 13 ...

Career

In September 1998, he was appointed head of the foreign exchange service of the

(BCEAO) and served until July 2000. Between July 2000 and December 2006, he was assistant director of financial operations. In January 2007, he obtained the position of director of financial operations, which he held until December 2008. Between January 2009 and December 2011, he was adviser to the director of the General Affairs Department and from January 2012, adviser to the Chief Operating Officer. Between February 2014 and his appointment as head of government in January 2016, he was Managing Director of the Financial Stability Fund of the West African Monetary Union.

Prime Minister

Thieba was appointed Prime Minister by President

on 6 January 2016, shortly after Kaboré took office. He faced his first test as Prime Minister when

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ( ar-at, تنظيم القاعدة في بلاد المغرب الإسلامي, Tanẓīm al-Qā'idah fī Bilād al-Maghrib al-Islāmī), or AQIM, is an Islamist militant organization (of al-Qaeda) that aims to ...

militants attacked Hotel Splendid in

Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...

on 15 January 2016. Security forces stormed the hotel. Over 30 people were freed and more than 20 people died. In a cabinet reshuffle on 20 February 2017, the size of Thieba's government was slightly expanded, from 29 to 32 ministers. On 19 January 2019, Theiba and his entire cabinet resigned from office, a move that was announced in a televised statement by President Kaboré. No reason for the resignation was provided.

Personal life

Thieba is

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

. He has three children

References

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