Victoire Sidémého Dzidudu Dogbé Tomegah (born 23 December 1959) is a
Togolese politician who has served as the
prime minister of Togo
This is a list of prime ministers of Togo since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to the present day.
A total of thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Togo – twelve men and one woman. Among them, one person, Edem ...
since 28 September 2020. She is the first woman to hold the office.
Before becoming head of government, Tomegah Dogbé was previously the Minister of Grassroots Development, Handicrafts, Youth and Youth Employment in the
Komi Sélom Klassou Government and the Cabinet Director of President
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé.
Career
In 2008, while she was at the
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...
office in
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, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...
, the President of the Republic
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé and the Prime Minister
Gilbert Houngbo
Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo (born 4 February 1961) is a Togolese politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Togo from September 2008 to July 2012. asked Dogbé Tomégah to manage the portfolio of Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of development at the base which had just been created in
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
.
In 2010, following the re-election of President
, Tomegah Dogbé was appointed Minister of Grassroots Development, Youth Craft and Youth Employment in Gilbert Houngbo's second mandate. She retained her ministerial functions in the 1st government of
Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu
Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu is a Togolese politician who was Prime Minister of Togo from July 2012 to June 2015. He was previously Minister of Trade from March 2011 to July 2012.
Biography
Ahoomey-Zunu attended Tokoin High School, a district in Lomé. ...
from 2012 to 2013 and the 2nd government of Ahoomey-Zunu from 2013 to 2015. After the presidential election of April 2015, Komi Sélom Klassou replaced Ahoomey-Zunu as prime minister on 5 June 2015. Klaassou formed his cabinet on 28 June 2015 in which Tomegah Dogbé still retained the Ministry of Development at the Base, crafts, youth and youth employment.
Tobegah Dogbe was named prime minister on 28 September 2020 by
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Faure Gnassingbe
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People Politicians
* Dominique Faure (born 1959), Fre ...
after the resignation of
Komi Selom Klassou.
See also
*
Mila Aziablé
References
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1959 births
Living people
21st-century Togolese politicians
21st-century Togolese women politicians
Female heads of government
Government ministers of Togo
People from Lomé
Prime Ministers of Togo
Union for the Republic (Togo) politicians
United Nations Development Programme officials
Women government ministers of Togo
Women prime ministers