Lansana Kouyate (Guinea)

Positions
From	To	Organisation	Position
2007	2008	Office of Prime Minister	Prime Minister
2001	2001	International Organization of La Francophonie	Special Envoy of the Secretary General in Cote d'Ivoire
1997	2007	Office of the President	President, ECOWAS Commission
1994	1996	UN Security Council	Under-Secretary-General in charge of Political Affairs for Africa, West Asia & Middle East
1993	1994	UN - Office of the Secretary General	Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Somalia
1992	1993	Permanent Mission of Guinea to the UN	Permanent Representative, then Secretary-General of UN Economic & Social Council
1987	1992	Embassy of Guinea in Egypt	Ambassador of Guinea in Egypt, with prerogatives in Sudan, Turkey, Jordan, Syria & Lebanon
1985	1987	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Head of Africa & African Unity Organisation Department
1983	1983	Embassy of Guinea in Cote d'Ivoire	Embassy's Advisor & Representative of Guinea at the African Development Bank
1982	1983		Director of the Project for the Development of Rice Production
1982	1983	Ministry of Agriculture	Director - Project of the Development of Rice Production funded by US-AID, ADB & FIDA
1977	1981	Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Tourism & Handicrafts	Director of Trade, Pricing & Statistics - Financial Coordination Office for Industry
1976	1977	Ministry of Employment & Civil Service	Director of Employment
	1975	University of Conakry	Student, National Administration School (ENA)

Date of Birth	1950
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Notes	Guinea president sacks peace PM: Guinea's President Lansana Conte has sacked the prime minister [Lansana Kouyate] appointed as part of a deal in 2007 to end deadly riots that paralysed the country. (...) Ahmed Tidiane Souare, a former minister of mines and ally of Mr Conte, has been named as his replacement. No reason was given for the sacking, which was announced on state television on Tuesday night. [ BBC Africa - 21 May 2008 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7412596.stm ] Former UN diplomat Lansana Kouyate was appointed by President Conte in February 2007 under a deal to end a general strike against the president's rule. He was on a list of candidates proposed by the opposition and unions. He replaced Eugene Camara, a close aide to the president, whose appointment had fuelled unrest. Mr Kouyate has more powers than his predecessors, including the right to appoint and dismiss ministers. In living up to his supporters' expectations he must deal with grave social and economic challenges. [ Retrieved on 22-05-08 09-08-07 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032311.stm ]

Record last updated on 22 MAY 2008