Ganiou Soglo is a Benin

Benin

Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...

ese politician of the Benin Rebirth Party

Benin Rebirth Party

The Benin Rebirth Party is an oppositional, more or less liberal party in Benin. The party is led by Nicéphore Soglo, who was President of Benin from 1991 to 1996....

 (RB), currently serving in the government as Minister of Culture, Literacy, and the Promotion of National Languages. He is the son of former President Nicéphore Soglo

Nicéphore Soglo

Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo is a Beninois politician who was Prime Minister of Benin from 1990 to 1991 and President from 1991 to 1996. He has been the Mayor of Cotonou since 2003.-Biography:Soglo was born in Togo...

 and brother of Léhady Soglo

Léhady Soglo

Léhady Vinagnon Soglo is a Beninese politician.Born in Paris, Soglo is the son of Nicéphore Soglo, who was President of Benin from 1991 to 1996. He was the candidate of the Benin Rebirth Party in the March 2006 presidential election, in which his father was barred from running due to a maximum...

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Soglo is the youngest son of Nicéphore Soglo and was born in Paris

Paris

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. He was elected as an RB candidate to the National Assembly of Benin

National Assembly of Benin

The unicameral National Assembly of Benin is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has 83 members who are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms.-See also:...

 in the March 2003 parliamentary election

Beninese parliamentary election, 2003

A parliamentary election was held in Benin in 30 March 2003. The 83 seats in the National Assembly of Benin were split between twelve parties and two main alliances....

. Later, he was a candidate in the March 2006 presidential election

Beninese presidential election, 2006

A presidential election was held in the West African state of Benin on March 5, 2006. Long-time president Mathieu Kérékou was barred from running again by a two term limit and an age limit of 70 years for candidates; in July 2005 he signalled that he would not seek to change the constitution, as...

, running despite his party's choice of Léhady Soglo as its candidate. Ganiou won about 5,000 votes, or 0.17% of the vote.

In sports, Soglo led the Sharks of the Atlantic football

Football (soccer)

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 team for a time.

In the government of President Yayi Boni

Yayi Boni

Dr. Thomas Yayi Boni , a Beninese banker and politician, is the current President of Benin. He took office on 6 April 2006 after winning elections held in the previous month.-Biography:...

appointed on June 17, 2007, Soglo was appointed Minister of Youth, Sports, and Leisure. He was subsequently moved to the post of Minister of Culture, Literacy, and the Promotion of National Languages on October 22, 2008.