Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Female Ministers of the
République de Côte
d'Ivoire/ Ivory Coast (Female Suffrage 1952) French
Colony 1893-1953, Autonomous Republic in the French Community before becoming independent 1960
See
also Cote d'Ivoire Heads and Cote d'Ivoire Parliament
1976-84
Minister for Women's Affairs Jeanne Gervais
1984-90
Minister for Women's Affairs Dr. Hortense Aka-Anguih
From 1980-84 Vice-President of the Assemblée Nationale, 1980- Maire de Port-Bouët
in the Capital of Abidjan.
1984-90
Minister of Education Odette Koumaé N'Guesson
1990-94
Minister of Justice and Keaper of the Seals Jacqueline Lohouès-Oblé
Member of the General Committee of the Rassemblement des républicains,
RDR. According to rumours she was the preferred candidate in 2005 for the post
of Prime Minister of
Simone Ehivet, who is the
Parliamentary Leader of the Front Populaire Ivoirien and
married to President Laurent Gbagbo.
1990-93
Minister of Culture Henriette Dagri Diabaté
2000 Minister of the Francophonie and Culture
2003-05 Second Minister of State and Minister of Justice
Since ca. 1994 Vice-President and since 1998 Secretary General and Deputy Leader
of the oppositional Rassemblement des républicains, RDR and 1999 acting leader
as the leader fled the country. In December 1999 she and other opposition politicians were convicted to prison for their political activities - this
caused the military to oust the autocratic President, and she was appointed the interim cabinet in January 2000. (b. 1935-)
1990-94
Minister of Women's Affairs Claire-Thérèse Elisabeth Grah
Member of the General Committee of the oppositional Rassemblement des républicains,
RDR
1990
Two deputy Ministers N.N.
1994-99
Minister of Communication Danièle-Marie-Ablane Akissi Boni-Claverie
1996-99 Government Spokesperson
Between 1988-94 Director of National Television.
1994-98
Minister of Family- and Promotion of Women Albertine Ghanazan Hépié
1994-98
Minister-Delegate of Economic Infrastructures charged with Energy and Transports
Safiatou Françoise Ba-N'Daw
1999-2002 Minister of Energy
1996-99
Minister of Sports Sidibé Soumaharo
1998-99
Minister of Family- and Promotion of Women Léopoldine Coffie
2000
Minister of Family and Promotion of Women Yaï Constance
2000
Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity Marthe Biley Achi-Brou
2000
Minister of Public Health Janine Tagliante Saracino
2000-02
Minister of Tourism and Crafts Odette Bakou Likoukouet
2002-03 Minister of Domestic Trade
(also known as Likoukouet née Odette Bakou
2000-07
Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity Clothilde Ohouochi Yapi
2002-03 Minister of Health
2000-02
Minister of Environment, Water and Forestry Catherine Ohouchi Boka/Angele Boka
2000-02
Minister of Family, Women and Child Affairs Adjoua Henriette Lagou
2003 Minister-Delegate of the Minister of Solidarity charged with Social
Affairs and Handicapped
2000-02
Minister of Sports Genevieve Bro-Gebe
2001-02
Minister-Delegate to the Premier Minister in charge of the Fight Against AIDS
and Other Scourges Assana Sangaré
Vice-President of the
Assemblée Nationale
1999-2000, in 2000 she registered as a candidate
for the Presidential elections but did not run in the end.
2002-05 Minister of Family, Children and Women Bobi Emelienne
Also known as Emelienenne Assa Bobi
2002-03 Minister Delegate of Justice charged with Human Rights Victorine Gboko-Dailly Wodié
2003-05 Minister of Human Rights
2002-03 Minister-Delegate of Solidarity charged
with the fight against AIDS Christine Nebout-Adjobi
2003- Minister for the fight against AIDS
Normally known as Christine Adjobi.
2003-05 Minister of Culture and the Francophonie Messaou Malan
2003-05 Fifth Minister of State and Minister of
Environment Angèle Gnonsoa
Second in charge of Parti Ivoirien des Travailleurs. Around 1998 Spokesperson
and later Party Secretary. Her official name is Zonsahon Angèle, épouse
Gnonsoa. The reconciliation-government appointed in March 2003 had 13 Ministers
of State and a total of 41 Ministers.
2003-05
Minister of Family, Women and Child Affairs
Jeanne Peuhmond née Brou
2005- Minister of Family and Social Affairs
Her official name is Peuhmond Jeanne Née Brou, and another
version of her name is Jeanne Peuhmond Adjoua Brou
2005- Minister of Industry and Promotion of the Private Sector Marie Tehoua Amah
2005-07 Minister-Delegate by the
Prime Minister charged with Communication Martine Studer Coffi
2005-07 Secretary of State by the Prime Minister charged with Good Governance Ginette Yoma
2007- Minister of Reconstruction and Reinsertion Fatoumata Bamba née Hamza