Abdou Labo
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Abdou Labo is a Niger
ien politician and a member of the Democratic and Social Convention
(CDS-Rahama). He served in the government of Niger as Minister of Defense from 1994 to 1995, as Minister of Equipment from 2000 to 2002, as Minister of State for Sports and Culture from 2002 to 2004, and then as Minister of State for Hydraulics from 2004 to 2007. Since April 2011, he has been Minister of State for the Interior.
was elected President and the coalition that included the CDS won a parliamentary majority, Labo was appointed Secretary of State in charge of Communication, under the Minister of Communication, Culture, Youth and Sports, Hassoumi Massoudou. He served in this position until being appointed Minister of National Defense in the government of Prime Minister Souley Abdoulaye
, which was named on October 5, 1994; this government served only briefly, however, and Labo left the government after the CDS lost the January 1995 parliamentary election.
The 1999 parliamentary election
was won by an alliance of the National Movement for the Development of Society
(MNSD) and the CDS, and Labo was appointed as Minister of Equipment and Transport in the government named on January 5, 2000. In the government named on September 17, 2001, he became Minister of Equipment, Housing, and Territorial Administration, and in the government named on November 8, 2002 he became Minister of State in charge of Sports, Culture, and the Francophone Games. Following the December 2004 parliamentary election
, in which Labo was elected as a CDS candidate to the National Assembly from Maradi constituency, Labo remained in the government and was appointed Minister of State in charge of Hydraulics, the Environment, and the Fight Against Desertification
on December 30. In the government named on March 1, 2007, Labo remained Minister of State but was left in charge of only hydraulics. He was the second ranking member of government, after Prime Minister Hama Amadou
. He was not included in the government of Prime Minister Seyni Oumarou
, named on June 9, 2007, following a no-confidence vote against the previous government; President Mamadou Tandja decided that ministers who had served in the government for over five years should be excluded from it on that occasion.
Labo has been a National Vice-President of the CDS, representing Maradi Department, since 2002.
Although the CDS and its President, Mahamane Ousmane, backed Seyni Oumarou
for the second round of the January–March 2011 presidential election
, Labo supported Oumarou's opponent, Mahamadou Issoufou
. Issoufou won the election and took office as President on 7 April 2011; he then appointed Labo to the government as Minister of State for the Interior, Public Security, Decentralization, and Religious Affairs on 21 April 2011.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
ien politician and a member of the Democratic and Social Convention
Democratic and Social Convention
The Democratic and Social Convention - Rahama is a political party in Niger. It was founded in January 1991. In the 1993 presidential election, the party's leader, Mahamane Ousmane, was elected president...
(CDS-Rahama). He served in the government of Niger as Minister of Defense from 1994 to 1995, as Minister of Equipment from 2000 to 2002, as Minister of State for Sports and Culture from 2002 to 2004, and then as Minister of State for Hydraulics from 2004 to 2007. Since April 2011, he has been Minister of State for the Interior.
Political career
In the government named on April 23, 1993, following elections in which CDS leader Mahamane OusmaneMahamane Ousmane
Mahamane Ousmane is a Nigerien politician. He was the first democratically elected and fourth President of Niger, serving from 16 April 1993 until his ouster in a military coup d'état on 27 January 1996. He has continued to run for President in each election since his ouster, and he was President...
was elected President and the coalition that included the CDS won a parliamentary majority, Labo was appointed Secretary of State in charge of Communication, under the Minister of Communication, Culture, Youth and Sports, Hassoumi Massoudou. He served in this position until being appointed Minister of National Defense in the government of Prime Minister Souley Abdoulaye
Souley Abdoulaye
Souley Abdoulaye is a Nigerien politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Niger from 28 September 1994 to 8 February 1995. He later served in the government under President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara as Minister of Transport from 1996 to 1997 and then as Minister of the Interior, in charge of...
, which was named on October 5, 1994; this government served only briefly, however, and Labo left the government after the CDS lost the January 1995 parliamentary election.
The 1999 parliamentary election
Nigerien parliamentary election, 1999
Parliamentary elections were held in Niger on 24 November 1999, co-inciding with the second round of the presidential elections. The vote for the first parliament of the Fifth Republic, which had originally been scheduled for October, but delayed in August, saw a victory for the National Movement...
was won by an alliance of the National Movement for the Development of Society
National Movement for the Development of Society
The National Movement for the Society of Development - MNSD / MNSD-Nassara is a political party in Niger. Founded under the military government of the 1974-1990 period, it was the ruling party of Niger from 1989 to 1993 and again from 1999 until a coup on February 18, 2010, by a military junta...
(MNSD) and the CDS, and Labo was appointed as Minister of Equipment and Transport in the government named on January 5, 2000. In the government named on September 17, 2001, he became Minister of Equipment, Housing, and Territorial Administration, and in the government named on November 8, 2002 he became Minister of State in charge of Sports, Culture, and the Francophone Games. Following the December 2004 parliamentary election
Nigerien parliamentary election, 2004
A parliamentary election was held in Niger on 4 December 2004 alongside a simultaneous presidential election. 105 members were elected in 8 multi-member constituencies using the party-list proportional representation system...
, in which Labo was elected as a CDS candidate to the National Assembly from Maradi constituency, Labo remained in the government and was appointed Minister of State in charge of Hydraulics, the Environment, and the Fight Against Desertification
Desertification
Desertification is the degradation of land in drylands. Caused by a variety of factors, such as climate change and human activities, desertification is one of the most significant global environmental problems.-Definitions:...
on December 30. In the government named on March 1, 2007, Labo remained Minister of State but was left in charge of only hydraulics. He was the second ranking member of government, after Prime Minister Hama Amadou
Hama Amadou
Hama Amadou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2007. He was also Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Development of Society from 1991 to 2001 and President of the MNSD-Nassara from 2001 to 2009...
. He was not included in the government of Prime Minister Seyni Oumarou
Seyni Oumarou
Seyni Oumarou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from June 2007 to September 2009 and President of the National Assembly of Niger from November 2009 to February 2010. He is from the west of the country and is a member of the Djerma ethnic group...
, named on June 9, 2007, following a no-confidence vote against the previous government; President Mamadou Tandja decided that ministers who had served in the government for over five years should be excluded from it on that occasion.
Labo has been a National Vice-President of the CDS, representing Maradi Department, since 2002.
Although the CDS and its President, Mahamane Ousmane, backed Seyni Oumarou
Seyni Oumarou
Seyni Oumarou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from June 2007 to September 2009 and President of the National Assembly of Niger from November 2009 to February 2010. He is from the west of the country and is a member of the Djerma ethnic group...
for the second round of the January–March 2011 presidential election
Nigerien presidential election, 2011
The Republic of Niger held a presidential election on 31 January 2011. The first round was to be held on January 3 and the second round on January 31, but those dates were postponed to 31 January 2011 and 12 March 2011...
, Labo supported Oumarou's opponent, Mahamadou Issoufou
Mahamadou Issoufou
Mahamadou Issoufou is a Nigerien politician who has been President of Niger since 7 April 2011. Previously he was Prime Minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994 and President of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996, and he has stood as a candidate in each presidential election since 1993.Issoufou...
. Issoufou won the election and took office as President on 7 April 2011; he then appointed Labo to the government as Minister of State for the Interior, Public Security, Decentralization, and Religious Affairs on 21 April 2011.