Foumakoye Gado
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Foumakoye Gado is a Niger
ien politician and the Secretary-General of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
(PNDS-Tarayya). He served in the government of Niger as Minister of Mines and Energy from April 1993 to October 1994 and he held the same post for a second time from April 2011 to September 2011. He has served as Minister of Energy and Oil since September 2011.
at the University of Niamey and received a doctorate degree; later, he was a professor at the same university. He was a founding member of the PNDS-Tarayya, a political party created under the leadership of Mahamadou Issoufou
in the early 1990s, and acquired a reputation as a firm loyalist of Issoufou. At the PNDS Constitutive General Assembly, held on 23–24 December 1990, he was designated as the First Deputy Secretary-General of the PNDS.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Niger
in the February 1993 parliamentary election
as a PNDS candidate in Dosso
constituency. Following the 1993 election, Mahamadou Issoufou was appointed as Prime Minister at the head of a coalition government, and Gado was appointed to Issoufou's government as Minister of Mines and Energy on 23 April 1993. At the same time, he was also Deputy Secretary-General of the PNDS. He served as Minister of Mines and Energy until October 1994, when the PNDS withdrew from the ruling coalition and went into opposition.
Gado was among those arrested following an opposition demonstration on 11 January 1997. At the Fourth Ordinary Congress of the PNDS, held on 4–5 September 2004, Gado was elected as its Secretary-General.
In August 2005, Gado alleged that food aid was being improperly and corruptly distributed by administrative and political authorities, and he urged the government to take action against those responsible. He was re-elected as PNDS Secretary-General at the party's Fifth Ordinary Congress, held on 18 July 2009.
After Mahamadou Issoufou won the January–March 2011 presidential election
and took office as President on 7 April 2011, Gado was appointed to the government as Minister of Mines and Energy on 21 April 2011. He took over the ministry from his predecessor, Djibo Salamatou Gourouza Magagi, on 23 April 2011.
President Issoufou modified the government on 12 September 2011, separating the mining portfolio from energy; he appointed Omar Hamidou Tchiana as Minister of State for Mines and Industrial Development, while Gado was instead appointed as Minister of Energy and Oil.
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 the Secretary-General of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
The Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism is a political party in Niger. It is a broadly left-wing party, part of the Socialist International; since 2011 it has been in power following the election of its long-time leader, Mahamadou Issoufou, as President of Niger. Mohamed Bazoum is Acting...
(PNDS-Tarayya). He served in the government of Niger as Minister of Mines and Energy from April 1993 to October 1994 and he held the same post for a second time from April 2011 to September 2011. He has served as Minister of Energy and Oil since September 2011.
Political career
Gado studied physicsPhysics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at the University of Niamey and received a doctorate degree; later, he was a professor at the same university. He was a founding member of the PNDS-Tarayya, a political party created under the leadership of 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...
in the early 1990s, and acquired a reputation as a firm loyalist of Issoufou. At the PNDS Constitutive General Assembly, held on 23–24 December 1990, he was designated as the First Deputy Secretary-General of the PNDS.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Niger
National Assembly of Niger
The unicameral National Assembly of Niger is the country's sole legislative body. The National Assembly may propose laws and is required to approve all legislation.-History:...
in the February 1993 parliamentary election
Nigerien parliamentary election, 1993
Parliamentary elections were held in Niger on 14 February 1993. They followed the constitutional changes approved in a referendum the previous year, which re-introduced multi-party democracy...
as a PNDS candidate in Dosso
Dosso
Dosso might refer to either:*Dosso in Niger:**Dosso Region, a region in Niger**Dosso , a département in Niger**Dosso, Niger, a town, capital of the Dosso département**Dosso Kingdom, the pre-colonial and modern ceremonial power in Dosso....
constituency. Following the 1993 election, Mahamadou Issoufou was appointed as Prime Minister at the head of a coalition government, and Gado was appointed to Issoufou's government as Minister of Mines and Energy on 23 April 1993. At the same time, he was also Deputy Secretary-General of the PNDS. He served as Minister of Mines and Energy until October 1994, when the PNDS withdrew from the ruling coalition and went into opposition.
Gado was among those arrested following an opposition demonstration on 11 January 1997. At the Fourth Ordinary Congress of the PNDS, held on 4–5 September 2004, Gado was elected as its Secretary-General.
In August 2005, Gado alleged that food aid was being improperly and corruptly distributed by administrative and political authorities, and he urged the government to take action against those responsible. He was re-elected as PNDS Secretary-General at the party's Fifth Ordinary Congress, held on 18 July 2009.
After Mahamadou Issoufou won 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...
and took office as President on 7 April 2011, Gado was appointed to the government as Minister of Mines and Energy on 21 April 2011. He took over the ministry from his predecessor, Djibo Salamatou Gourouza Magagi, on 23 April 2011.
President Issoufou modified the government on 12 September 2011, separating the mining portfolio from energy; he appointed Omar Hamidou Tchiana as Minister of State for Mines and Industrial Development, while Gado was instead appointed as Minister of Energy and Oil.