Marcel Blaguet Ledjou of Abidjan

Abidjan

Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...

, Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

 (born July 8, 1971) is one of 12 elected volunteer members of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement

World Organization of the Scout Movement

The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...

. Ledjou served as the Chairman of the Africa Scout Committee, elected during the 13th Africa Scout Conference held from September 3 to 7, 2007 in Kigali

Kigali

Kigali, population 965,398 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main residence and offices of the President of...

, Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

 succeeding Jos Nanette of Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

. Ledjou was elected to the World Scout Committee at the 39th World Scout Conference in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 in January 2011. Ledjou's term on the World Scout Committee will expire at the 40th World Scout Conference in Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

, Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 in 2014, but will be eligible for re-election for one additional term.

Ledjou is the National Executive Commissioner of the Association des Scouts catholiques de Côte d'Ivoire. Since November 2006 Ledjou is the Director of Communication and External Relations at the Town Hall of Port-Bouët

Port-Bouët

Port-Bouët is a town and commune in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.It is one of four communes of Abidjan south of Ébrié Lagoon, the others being Treichville, Koumassi and Marcory. Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport is located in Port-Bouët...

, Abidjan, and holds a Master's degree in Communication, Administration and Management from the Université de Cocody

Université de Cocody

The University of Cocody-Abidjan is a university in the Cocody section of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of the elite universities in the country and region...

 in Abidjan

Abidjan

Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...

. Ledjou is married and is a father of one child.

External links

• http://scout.org/en/around_the_world/africa/information_events/news/blaguet_ledjou_marcel_the_new_chairman_of_the_africa_scout_committee
• http://scout.org/en/around_the_world/africa/information_events/news/13th_africa_scout_conference_held_in_kigali_rwanda
• http://scout.mg/aimmethod.html
• http://www3.unesco.org/iycp/uk/uk_tb_perso.asp?CodeContact=28730
• https://sites.google.com/site/worldscoutuniform/cote-d-ivoire-s-scout
• http://www.decennie.org/documents/Salon2/en/workshops.html