Mamadou Seck is a
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
ese politician who was President of the
National Assembly of Senegal
The National Assembly (french: Assemblée nationale) is the unicameral legislature of Senegal. The Assembly was previously part of a bicameral legislature from 1999 to 2001 and from 2007 to 2012, with the indirectly elected Senate being the uppe ...
from 2008 to 2012.
He was briefly
Minister of Finance and Economy in 2001, and he was Minister of Infrastructure, Equipment and Transport from 2002 to 2006. He has also served as Mayor of
Mbao.
[Malik Ciss]
"Portrait - Mamadou Seck, la pondération alliée à l’intégrité"
''Le Soleil'' .
Political career
Seck was Director-General of the Handling and Shipping Company (''Société de manutention et de transit'', Somicoa) in the 1980s. In connection with a case regarding the diversion of proceeds from the sale of food aid, Seck was given a two-year suspended sentence in 1988. Seck denied wrongdoing.
["Nouvellement élu : Qui est le dixième président de l’Assemblée ?"]
Nettali and APS .
In the government of Prime Minister , appointed on 12 May 2001, Seck was included as Minister of Finance and Economy. However, his appointment caused attention to be focused on his conviction in the late 1980s,[ and as a result he promptly resigned from the government on 23 May 2001. According to Seck, he felt this was necessary due to the nature of the allegations and the doubts some had regarding his moral integrity.][ He was subsequently cleared of wrongdoing by the Court of Appeal in Dakar.][
Seck was later appointed to the government as Minister of Infrastructure, Equipment and Transport on 6 November 2002. He held that post until 1 February 2006,][ when ]Habib Sy Habib Sy is a Senegalese politician, currently serving as Director of the Cabinet of the President of Senegal. He has been a member of the government of Senegal since 2002.
In the mid-1990s, Sy was Director of the Cabinet of Minister of State Abdo ...
was appointed to replace him. In the June 2007 parliamentary election, Seck was elected to the National Assembly[ on a departmental list of the ]Sopi Coalition
The Sopi Coalition was the governing political alliance in Senegal during the presidency of Abdoulaye Wade. The alliance is composed of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and smaller parties. Wade is the Secretary-General of the PDS.
The al ...
. He then became the President of the National Assembly's Finance, General Economy, Planning, and Cooperation Committee.[
After ]Macky Sall
Macky Sall (, wo, Maki Sà ll, fuc, 𞤃𞤢𞤳𞤠𞤅𞤢𞤤‎, italic=no, Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal since April 2012. He was re-elected President in the first round voti ...
, the President of the National Assembly, was removed from his position, Seck was elected as President of the National Assembly on 16 November 2008.["Mamadou Seck becomes Senegal's new parliament speaker"]
, Panapress, 17 November 2008.
, Xinhua, 18 November 2008 . There were 130 votes in favor of Seck and three against him.[
]
References
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Presidents of the National Assembly (Senegal)
Members of the National Assembly (Senegal)
Senegalese Democratic Party politicians
Economy ministers of Senegal
Finance ministers of Senegal
Infrastructure ministers of Senegal
Transport ministers of Senegal
Living people
1947 births