Habib Sy
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Habib Sy is a Senegal
ese politician, currently serving as Director of the Cabinet of the President of Senegal. He has been a member of the government of Senegal since 2002.
In the mid-1990s, Sy was Director of the Cabinet of Minister of State Abdoulaye Wade
during Wade's participation in the government. He then became an adviser at the Ministry of Trade and the Craft Industry in October 1998, a technical adviser at the Ministry of Trade in April 2000, and the General Administrator of Fondation Trade Point Sénégal in August 2000.
Entering the Senegalese government as Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry on 6 November 2002, Sy's portfolio was modified in August 2003, when he was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Hydraulics; he was then appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Hydraulics in April 2004. Later in the year, he was promoted to the position of Minister of State for Agriculture and Hydraulics in November 2004, and he was moved to the position of Minister of State for Infrastructure, Equipment, Land Transport and Internal Maritime Transport in February 2006.
In the 3 June 2007 parliamentary election
, Sy was elected to the National Assembly
on a departmental list of the Sopi Coalition
. In the government appointed after the election, on 19 June, Sy was retained in the government as Minister of State for Infrastructure, Urban Hydraulics and Sanitation. His portfolio was slightly reduced on 5 July 2007, when he was appointed as Minister of State for Infrastructure and Sanitation.
Sy subsequently served as Minister of the Civil Service before being appointed as Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic on 10 September 2009.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese politician, currently serving as Director of the Cabinet of the President of Senegal. He has been a member of the government of Senegal since 2002.
In the mid-1990s, Sy was Director of the Cabinet of Minister of State Abdoulaye Wade
Abdoulaye Wade
Abdoulaye Wade is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party and has led the party since it was founded in 1974...
during Wade's participation in the government. He then became an adviser at the Ministry of Trade and the Craft Industry in October 1998, a technical adviser at the Ministry of Trade in April 2000, and the General Administrator of Fondation Trade Point Sénégal in August 2000.
Entering the Senegalese government as Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry on 6 November 2002, Sy's portfolio was modified in August 2003, when he was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Hydraulics; he was then appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Hydraulics in April 2004. Later in the year, he was promoted to the position of Minister of State for Agriculture and Hydraulics in November 2004, and he was moved to the position of Minister of State for Infrastructure, Equipment, Land Transport and Internal Maritime Transport in February 2006.
In the 3 June 2007 parliamentary election
Senegalese parliamentary election, 2007
Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 3 June 2007. They had originally been planned to be held together with the presidential election on 25 February 2007, but were postponed. 14 parties or coalitions participated in the election, in which the composition of the National Assembly, with...
, Sy was elected to the National Assembly
National Assembly of Senegal
The National Assembly of Senegal is the lower house of Senegal's parliament.-The current National Assembly:The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 29 April 2001, has a total of 150 elected members who serve five-year terms. The electoral system is a mixed member...
on a departmental list of the Sopi Coalition
Sopi Coalition
The Sopi Coalition is the governing political alliance in Senegal. The alliance is composed of the Senegalese Democratic Party and smaller parties, and it supports President Abdoulaye Wade, who is also the Secretary-General of the PDS.In the April 2001 parliamentary election, the Sopi Coalition...
. In the government appointed after the election, on 19 June, Sy was retained in the government as Minister of State for Infrastructure, Urban Hydraulics and Sanitation. His portfolio was slightly reduced on 5 July 2007, when he was appointed as Minister of State for Infrastructure and Sanitation.
Sy subsequently served as Minister of the Civil Service before being appointed as Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic on 10 September 2009.