Victoire Sidémého Dzidudu Dogbé Tomegah (born 23 January 1959) is a Togolese politician who has served as the 13th prime minister of Togo since 2020. She is the first woman to hold the office. Previously, Tomegah Dogbé was the minister of Grassroots Development, Handicrafts, Youth and Youth Employment in the government of Komi Sélom Klassou and also the Cabinet Director of President Faure Gnassingbé.[1][2]
Victoire Tomegah Dogbé | |
|---|---|
 Tomegah Dogbé in 2023 | |
| 13th Prime Minister of Togo | |
| Assumed office 28 September 2020 | |
| President | Faure Gnassingbé |
| Preceded by | Komi Sélom Klassou |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victoire Sidémého Dzidudu Dogbé Tomegah 23 January 1959 Lomé, Republic of Dahomey |
| Political party | Union for the Republic |
| Occupation | Politician |
Following the constitutional reform in March 2024 which transformed Togo from a presidential system to a parliamentary one and where the role of president became ceremonial and the role of prime minister became the most powerful job in the country with it being renamed "President of the Council of Ministers" (Président du Conseil des Ministres), Tomegah Dzidudu was reappointed as prime minister under the new constitution by President Gnassingbé in August.
Career
editIn 2008, while she was at the United Nations Development Programme office in Benin, the President of the Republic Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé and the Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo asked Tomégah Dogbé 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.[3]
In 2010, following the re-election of President Faure Gnassingbé, 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 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.[4]
Tobegah Dogbe was named prime minister on 28 September 2020 by President Faure Gnassingbe after the resignation of Komi Selom Klassou.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Heath-Brown, Nick (2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2016: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. ISBN 9781349578238.
- ^ Martino, John (2013). Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. CQ Press. p. 1505. ISBN 9781452299372.
- ^ "TOGO: Entourage de Faure Gnassingbé". togosite.com. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Journée internationale de la jeunesse: Mme Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé invite la jeunesse à prendre". iciLome.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Hana (26 September 2020). "Togo's prime minister and government resign, presidency says". Tunisia News (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2022.