Mahamadou Danda
| Mahamadou Danda | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Niger | |
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In office 23 February 2010 – 7 April 2011 |
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| President | Salou Djibo |
| Preceded by | Ali Badjo Gamatié |
| Succeeded by | Brigi Rafini |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 July 1951 Tahoua, French West Africa (now Niger) |
Mahamadou Danda (born 25 July 1951) is a Nigerien political figure who was appointed as Prime Minister of Niger by the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) on 23 February 2010 and left office on 7 April 2011.
Born in Tahoua in 1951, Danda studied in Niamey at the National School of Administration. He continued his studies abroad, ultimately obtaining a degree in political science in France.
Danda began working under the regime of Seyni Kountché in the 1970s; he was Sub-Prefect of Niamey from 1979 to 1980 and Sub-Prefect of Filingué from 1983 to 1987. Following Kountché's death, he was appointed to the government by Ali Saibou on 20 November 1987, serving as Minister of Animal Resources and Hydraulics until 15 July 1988, when he was dropped from the government. Subsequently he was Administrative Secretary of the National Executive Bureau of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) in the early 1990s. Danda also served as Permanent Secretary of the Higher Council of National Orientation for a time.
Multiparty elections were held in 1993. Danda was Chief Technical Adviser to the Prime Minister for Institutional Issues from 23 December 1997 to 16 April 1999.
Following the April 1999 coup d'état, Danda, who was considered a representative of civil society, was appointed by the transitional junta as Minister of Communication, Culture, Youth, and Sports, as well as Government Spokesman, on 16 April 1999. He remained in his post as Minister of Communication until the military handed power to an elected government in December 1999.
Danda, who has studied in Canada, held the post of Political Counsellor at the Canadian Embassy to Niger (as locally-engaged staff) when President Mamadou Tandja was overthrown in another coup on 18 February 2010.Salou Djibo, the President of the CSRD, then appointed Danda as Prime Minister on 23 February; however, Danda was not assigned the role of head of government, which was assumed by Djibo in addition to his role as head of state.
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