Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (born 25 April 1957) is the President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso

National Assembly of Burkina Faso

The unicameral National Assembly of Burkina Faso is the country's legislative body. In 1995, it became the lower house of a bicameral Parliament, but the upper house was abolished in 2002.-Past composition:...

 and the President of the Congress for Democracy and Progress

Congress for Democracy and Progress

The Congress for Democracy and Progress is the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. Its President is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré....

 (CDP).

First school years

Kabore was born in Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic center of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 1,475,223 . The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais...

, the capital city of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

. He started in 1962 as a pupil his primary school and obtained his CEP in 1968 (Certificate of Primary School). This certificate permitted him to enter in a high school named College Saint Jean Baptiste de la Salle in the capital. He stayed in this school for seven years. From 1968 to 1975, Roch Marc Christian studyied to get a BEPC in 1972 and his Baccalaureate in 1975 which allowed him to enter university.

Last years of studies

He attended the University of Dijon in France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. There, in 1975 he followed the Economic Science program to get his Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 in 1979. After that he started the university third program cycle to get in 1980 the DESS, the diploma of superior studies in management. The acquirement of his diploma of management gave him the ability to enter in the active life but also drew the end of his studies in France and his return at home. After finishing his studies, he returned to Burkina Faso.

Professional career

Kabore worked as a banker for the International Bank of Burkina (BIB). He was eventually promoted to the head of the company. In 1984, at 27 years old, he was named the General Director of the BIB, and stayed in this position for five years. From 1984 to September 1989, he directed the bank before entering the political arena.

Political career

He served in the government of Burkina Faso as a Minister, was a Special Adviser of the President, and has been a deputy in the National Assembly.

When the Congress for Democracy and Progress was formed in early February 1996, Kaboré resigned as Prime Minister and became the new ruling party's First Vice-President, as well as Special Adviser at the Presidency.

On June 6, 2002, he was elected as President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso, succeeding Mélégué Maurice Traoré

Mélégué Maurice Traoré

Mélégué Maurice Traoré is a Burkinabé politician. He was Minister of Secondary and Higher Education and Scientific Research from 1992 to 1997, then President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 1997 to 2002...

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Function	Period
Minister of Transports and Communications	September 21, 1989
Minister of State	February 16, 1992
Member of the Parliament Representing of the Kadiogo Region for the ODP/MT (now the CDP Party)	May 24, 1992
Minister of State Minister of Finance and Plan	From June 19, 1992 to September 3, 1993
Minister of State	From September 3, 1993 to March 20, 1994
Prime Minister	March 20, 1994
Special Advisor of the President of Burkina Faso	From February 1996 to June 1997
Elected as a member of the National Assembly for the CDP Party	May 11, 1997
Elected as the National Secretary of the CDP Party	August 1999
Elected as President of the National Assembly	June 6, 2002
Elected President of the CDP Party	August 2003

In the May 2007 parliamentary election

Burkinabe parliamentary election, 2007

A parliamentary election was held in Burkina Faso on 6 May 2007. The ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress won 73 out of 111 seats....

, Kaboré was re-elected to the National Assembly as the first candidate on the CDP's national list. Following the election, the National Assembly again elected Kaboré as its President. He received 90 votes, while Norbert Tiendrébéogo received 13; there were seven invalid votes.

President of Burkina Faso National Assembly

Being the President of National Assembly gives him three powers: political, parliament and administrative. Politically, he can replace the President of Burkina Faso in certain cases. Before to nominate the Mediator or dissolve the Parliament, the President of Burkina must consult him. The President of the Parliament has the power to nominate three members of the Conseil Constititionel and to establish and drive the international relationships of the National Assembly. On the administrative side, we can say that he is the administrative chief of the Assembly. He is the one proposing the budget before it goes for the vote. Also by controlling the police of the Parliament, he is responsible of the security inside and outside the Parliament. Considering the parliament powers, he is the Chief of the Parliament Office and the only one directing the discussions. He also orders and presides ordinary and extraordinary sessions. Moreover, he maintains the order, insures the respect of the rules in the Parliament and can stop at any moment a meeting in the Parliament.

Cabinet of the National Assembly President

The President of the Parliament is helped in his work by his Cabinet. The cabinet is composed of the Cabinet Director who coordinates and transmits to all the agents the directions of the President. The chief of the Staff manages the program, the calendar and plans the activities of the President. The Protocol Office is in charge of the ceremonies, trips and audiences while the Office of Communication and Public Relations supervise the public relations of the Parliament, the audiovisual and all the information and documentation about the National Assembly. The Office of Procurement organizes the Parliament’s official reception and takes care of the Parliament President guests. The Particular Secretary takes care of the confidential mails and files all the fills treated. The Advisors are some specialists that the major role is to help the President of the parliament in specific domains. The President Particular Doctor looks after the health of the Parliament President and his family.