Sidi Tiémoko Touré is an Ivorian politician, current Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources.

Biography

Sidi Tiémoko Touré is the current Ivorian Minister of Fisheries and Animal Resources and has been since April 6, 2021 in the second Patrick Achi's Government

Patrick Achi Patrick Achi (born 17 November 1955) is an Ivorian politician who serves as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast since March 2021. A member of the Rally of the Republicans, he studied at Supélec and Stanford University and specialises in engineering a ...

. Sidi Tiémoko Touré comes from the

Béoumi Béoumi is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Béoumi Department in Gbêkê Region, Vallée du Bandama District. Béoumi is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune. In 2021, th ...

district, where he served as deputy from 2016 to 2021.

Academic background

Born to a housewife and a journalist, Sidi Tiémoko Touré is a graduate of the École Militaire Préparatoire Technique (EMPT) of

Bingerville Bingerville is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a suburb of Abidjan and is one of four sub-prefectures of Abidjan Autonomous District. Bingerville is also a commune. The town is located about 10 kilometres east of Abidjan and lies on th ...

, the Lycée Technique d’

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(LTA), thde l’Institut National Polytechnique Houphouët- Boigny of

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(Ex-INSET). He also holds a certificate from the MUST program (Management of Strategic Units) of the Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in

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and the Centre d’Étude Diplomatique et Stratégique (CEDS) in

. As a commercial engineer, he also holds a master's degree in Management and Business Administration from INSTEC (Institut National Supérieur des Techniques Commerciales) and a master's degree in Marketing and Communication from École de Commerce et de Gestion.

Professional life

With the skills he acquired during these various training courses, he began his professional career in the private sector. This led him first to the Société Ivoirienne des Emballages Métalliques, then to the Société de Commercialisation de Matériel Électriques, as well as Schneider Electric West and Central Africa.

Political career

First steps in politics

Sidi Tiémoko Touré began his political career with the Rassemblement des Républicains (RDR) in 1994, the year the party was created. Within this formation, he contributed, with the First Secretary General of the Party, the late Djeni Kobina, to the establishment and implementation of the youth branch, namely the Rassemblement des Jeunes Républicains (RJR). In 1994, he became President of the RJR

Cocody Cocody (, ) is a suburb of and one of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is upmarket and has an abundance of mansions. Cocody is where most of the wealthy businesspeople, ambassadors, and other affluent people live in Abidjan. The U ...

-Aghien. Two years later, he became interim President of the National Executive Bureau of the same organization. In 2006,

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Delegate to the President of the Republic, in charge of Youth Promotion and Employment. He was reinforced in his functions in January 2016, as Minister of Youth Promotion, Youth Employment and Civic Service in the government led by

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. In July 2018, under the

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II Government, Sidi Tiémoko Touré was appointed Minister of Communication and Media and designated Government Spokesperson. On August 3, 2020, he was reappointed to the same position in the

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Government. When Prime Minister Patrick ACHI formed his first government in April 2021, he appointed Sidi Tiémoko Touré as Minister of Fisheries and Animal Resources.

Arrival at the National Assembly

«''STT''», as his supporters call him, is the Deputy of the Rassemblement des Houphouétiste pour la Démocratie et la Paix (RHDP) of the electoral district of Ando-Kekrenou,

and

Kondrobo Kondrobo is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Béoumi Department in Gbêkê Region, Vallée du Bandama District. The border with Woroba District is three kilometres northwest of town. Kondrobo was a commune A commune is an ...

, communes and sub-prefectures, during the 2016 – 2021 legislature.

International Network

President of the Organization of the Liberal Youth of Côte d'Ivoire (OJLCI) in 1998, he became, in 2003, the President of the Organization of the African Liberal Youth (OJLA) until 2007, then a member of the board of the International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth (IFLRY) before serving as Treasurer of the International Liberal between 2012 and 2013.

Bibliography

Sidi Tiemoko Touré is not only a politician, he is also an author. He has published two books: the first entitled "Alassane Ouattara et les Jeunes, le temps des Possibles" a collection of testimonies and tributes to the one he considers his mentor and his "father" ; and the second entitled "Alassane Ouattara, aux portes de l’Emergence 2011-2020" a book that highlights the record of the President since he took office in 2011 until 2020.

Awards

Officer of the Ivorian National Order, Sidi Tiemoko Touré is also Commander of the Order of Merit of Communication and Commander of Order of Agricultural Merit in Côte d'Ivoire.

Notes and references

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