Gilbert Houngbo
| Gilbert Houngbo | |
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| Prime Minister of Togo | |
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In office 8 September 2008 – 23 July 2012 |
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| President | Faure Gnassingbé |
| Preceded by | Komlan Mally |
| Succeeded by | Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu |
| 6th President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development | |
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Assumed office 1 April 2017 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1961 |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater |
University of Lomé University of Quebes, Trois-Rivières |
Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo (born 4 February 1961) is a Togolese politician who was Prime Minister of Togo from September 2008 to July 2012. Previously he worked at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Since 2013, Houngbo has been Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnership at the International Labour Office. On 14 February 2017, Houngbo was appointed as the sixth President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and will take office on 1 April 2017.
Houngbo holds an advanced degree in business management from the University of Lomé in Togo, as well as a degree in accounting and finance from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Houngbo was a member of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Strategic Management Team and was its Director of Finance and Administration before being appointed as the UNDP Chief of Staff in 2003. He was subsequently appointed as United Nations Assistant Secretary General, Assistant Administrator of the UNDP, and Director of the UNDP's Regional Bureau for Africa by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 29 December 2005.
On 7 September 2008, President Faure Gnassingbé appointed Houngbo as Prime Minister of Togo; he replaced Komlan Mally, who resigned two days earlier. His appointment as Prime Minister was read out in a decree by Kouessan Yovodevi, the Director of National Television, who stated, "Mr Houngbo is Prime Minister". Houngbo took office as Prime Minister on 8 September. Houngbo was a relatively obscure figure in Togo prior to his appointment as Prime Minister, and his appointment was regarded as surprising. The government said that he was a "man of consensus" who would facilitate national reconciliation. Some observers attributed his appointment to a desire to improve the image of the government; there were suggestions that Mally had appeared ineffectual.
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