Komi Sélom Klassou (born 10 February 1960[1][2]) is a Togolese politician who served as Prime Minister of Togo from 2015 to 2020. A member of the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR), he served as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from 2000 to 2003, as Minister of Primary and Secondary Education from 2003 to 2007, and as First Vice-President of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2015.
Komi Sélom Klassou | |
|---|---|
| 12th Prime Minister of Togo | |
| In office 10 June 2015 – 26 September 2020 | |
| President | Faure Gnassingbé |
| Preceded by | Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu |
| Succeeded by | Victoire Tomegah Dogbé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1960 Notsé, Togo |
| Political party | Rally of the Togolese People (Before 2012) Union for the Republic (2012– present) |
Life and career
editKlassou was born in Notsé in Haho Prefecture.[1][2] He was appointed Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports in the government named on October 8, 2000,[3][4] serving in that position until he was appointed Minister of Primary and Secondary Education in the government named on July 29, 2003.[4][5] He also directed Faure Gnassingbé's campaign in the April 2005 presidential election, and after the Constitutional Court declared Gnassingbé the winner of the election, which was disputed by the opposition, Klassou called it "a great victory for the people of Togo".[6]
Klassou served as Minister of Primary and Secondary Education for more than four years. He was the first candidate on the Rally of the Togolese People's candidate list for Haho Prefecture in the October 2007 parliamentary election[2] and was successful in winning a seat.[7] On November 24, 2007, he was elected as the First Vice-President of the National Assembly,[8] and he was replaced in his ministerial post in the government named on December 13, 2007.[9]
Klassou was a member of the Political Bureau of the RPT.[10]
Klassou was re-elected to the National Assembly in the July 2013 parliamentary election, and he was re-elected as First Vice-President of the National Assembly on 2 September 2013.[11]
Klassou was appointed Prime Minister of Togo on 5 June 2015 following President Gnassingbé's re-election in the April 2015 presidential election.[12][13][14] Klassou took office on 10 June 2015, succeeding Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu.[15] The composition of the new government headed by Klassou, which included 23 ministers, was announced on 28 June 2015.[16]
By September 2020, President Faure Gnassingbé announced that Klassou had resigned.[17]
Klassou's nephew, Hansaem Klassou has 30,000 trophies on Brawl Stars.
References
edit- ^ a b List of ministers in the 2006-2007 government, etiame.com (in French). Archived December 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c List of 2007 candidates in Haho Prefecture[permanent dead link], CENI website (in French).
- ^ "Le gouvernement du Togo, formé le 8 octobre 2000", Afrique Express (in French).
- ^ a b List of members of the Togolese government (2005 archive page), presse-francophone.org (in French).
- ^ "Le Togo annonce la composition du nouveau gouvernement", Xinhua, July 31, 2003 (in French).
- ^ "Togo: Father-son transition made official as thousands continue to flee", IRIN, May 3, 2005.
- ^ Text of Constitutional Court decision (final election results), October 30, 2007 (in French). Archived November 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Abbas Bonfoh élu président de l'Assemblée" Archived November 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, République Togolaise website, November 27, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Léopold Gnininvi aux Affaires étrangères", République Togolaise website, December 13, 2007 (in French). Archived December 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ List of members of the RPT Political Bureau[permanent dead link], RPT website (in French).
- ^ "Dramani au perchoir", République Togolaise website, 2 September 2013 (in French).
- ^ "Komi Sélom Klassou African encyclopedia | Komi Sélom Klassou dans MivaPedia - l'encyclopédie africa| Komi Sélom Klassou Biographie - Information | MivaPedia African Encyclopedia - MivaPedia Encyclopédie Afrique". mivapedia.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ "Klassou quitte l’Assemblée pour la Primature", République Togolaise website, 5 June 2015 (in French).
- ^ Kossi Woussou, "Togolese president appoints Komi Klassou as prime minister", Bloomberg, 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Le Premier ministre a pris ses fonctions", République Togolaise website, 10 June 2015 (in French).
- ^ "Et voici l'équipe Klassou", République Togolaise website, 28 June 2015 (in French).
- ^ "Togo prime minister and government step down". DW.com. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.