Siméon Sawadogo is a Burkinabé politician. He is currently the Minister of State, the Minister of Territorial Administration, the Minister of Decentralization and Social Cohesion.

Biography

Siméon Sawadogo was born in Sabcé,

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. He earned a master's degree from University of Joseph Ki-Zerbo (present-day

University of Ouagadougou The University of Ouagadougou (UO; ) is a university located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Founded in 1974, it was officially renamed in 2015 as l’Université Ouaga 1 Professeur Ki-Zerbo. The UO consists of seven Training and Research Units (UF ...

). In 1982, he began his career in the public service as a teacher of primary schools. In 1994, he joined the Ministry of Territorial Administration as High Commissioner of the

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, then of

Sanmatenga Province Sanmatenga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Nord Region. Its capital is Kaya, Burkina Faso, Kaya. Departments Sanmatenga is divided into 10 departments: * Barsalogho Department * Boussouma Department, Sanmatenga ...

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. From 1997 to 2007, he was elected a member of the

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. On 20 February 2017, he was appointed the Minister of State for Territorial Administration. On 19 January 2019, he resigned together with other members of Thieba cabinet. On 24 January, he was appointed the Minister of State, Territorial Administration, the Minister of Decentralization and Social Cohesion.

Health

During the 2020 coronavirus outbreak, on 21 March, Sawadogo contracted the

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References

Living people Government ministers of Burkina Faso University of Ouagadougou alumni People from Centre-Nord Region Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Burkinabe politicians {{BurkinaFaso-politician-stub