Patrick Achi
Patrick Achi | |
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| Prime Minister of Ivory Coast | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2021 Acting: 10 March 2021 – 26 March 2021 Acting for Hamed Bakayoko: 8 March 2021 – 10 March 2021 | |
| President | Alassane Ouattara |
| Preceded by | Hamed Bakayoko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1955 Paris, France |
Patrick Achi (born 17 November 1955) is an Ivorian politician who has been serving as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast since 26 March 2021.[1] A member of the Parti démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire, he studied at Supélec and Stanford University and specialises in engineering and infrastructure. He has also worked as the government spokesman for President Alassane Ouattara.[2]
Early life and education[]
Achi, born in Paris to an Ivorian mother (from the Attié tribe located in the South region) and a French father. He was educated in France and the United States. Eratum It's his father whom is Attié not his mother.
Career[]
Between 2010 and 2017, Achi was Minister of Economic Infrastructure for the governments of successive Prime Ministers Guillaume Soro (2010–2012), Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (2012) and Daniel Kablan Duncan (2012–2017).[3]
Achi was appointed acting prime minister on 8 March 2021 to assume the duties of Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, who had been hospitalized. Bakayoko died two days later.[4] Achi was appointed as the Prime Minister on 26 March 2021 by President Ouattara.[5] In this capacity, he emerged as a key figure in discussions to resolve a large power generation deficit that had strained electricity supplies in urban areas for several weeks.[6]
Other activities[]
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), ex officio Member of the Board of Governors[7]
Personal life[]
On 16 April 2020, Achi announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was self-isolating until further notice.[8] In May 2021, he was flown to Paris due to "severe fatigue" and for medical checks.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Patrick Achi | The Guardian". The Guardian. London: GMG. 22 February 2011. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Patrick Achi profile". London: Guardian. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Cote D'Ivoire — Central Intelligence Agency." Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency. CIA, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. <"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-08-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)>.
- ^ Aboa, Ange (March 8, 2021). "Ivory Coast President Ouattara names Patrick Achi as interim prime minister". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Ivory Coast's Ouattara names Patrick Achi as prime minister". Al Jazeera. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Ange Aboa (May 15, 2021), Ivory Coast PM in 'good shape' after return from France Reuters.
- ^ Board of Governors International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- ^ "Close ally of Ivory Coast leader contracts coronavirus". DispatchLIVE.co.za. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Ivory Coast prime minister in hospital in France for tests". Reuters. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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