Patrick Ramiaramanana

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Patrick Xavier Heriniaina Ramiaramanana is a Malagasy politician. He was Mayor of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, before serving in the government from 2007 to 2008.

Ramiaramanana began working at Marc Ravalomanana's dairy company, , in 1997, holding positions in management.[1] Ravalomanana won the disputed December 2001 presidential election, and Ramiaramanana was named President of the Special Delegation of Antananarivo to replace Ravalomanana, who had been the city's mayor.[2] He was appointed chairman of the board of the state electricity and water company, Jirama, in October 2003,[3] and soon afterward, on October 16, he publicly announced his anticipated candidacy for Mayor of Antananarivo.[4] As the candidate of the ruling Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM), was elected mayor in the municipal election held on November 23, 2003;[5][6] his victory had been expected.[5] In 2006 he was the tenth-placed finalist for World Mayor.[7] He stepped down as mayor when he was appointed as Minister of Energy in the government of Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara named on January 25, 2007.[8][9]

Ramiaramanana ran as a TIM candidate for a seat in the National Assembly of Madagascar from the Antananarivo I constituency in the September 2007 parliamentary election[10][11] and, along with his fellow TIM candidate for the constituency, Arinosy Jacques Razafimbelo, he won by a large margin with 61.21% of the vote, according to provisional results.[11]

Following the election, in the government named on October 27, 2007,[12][13] Ramiaramanana was moved from his position as Minister of Energy to that of Minister of Sports, Culture, and Leisure.[13][14] He was suspended from this post in the government named on April 30, 2008;[15] Jean-Louis Robinson replaced Ramiaramanana in an interim capacity before being formally appointed to head the ministry in June 2008.[16][17]

References[]

  1. ^ World Mayor profile.
  2. ^ "Antananarivo - Renivohitra; « Priorité à l’assainissement de la ville »", Madagascar Tribune, N° 5479, February 6, 2007 (in French).
  3. ^ "Patrick Ramiaramanana; Nommé PCA de la JIRAMA", Madagascar Tribune, N° 4477, October 11, 2003 (in French).
  4. ^ "Patrick Ramiaramanana; « Ne pas laisser un goût d'inachevé ! »", Madagascar Tribune, N° 4482, October 17, 2003 (in French).
  5. ^ a b "Le parti du président Marc Ravalomanana remporte la majorité des communes rurales", Témoignages, November 25, 2003 (in French).
  6. ^ "Elections municipales; Proclamation des résultats pour le Faritany d'Antananarivo", Madagascar Tribune, N° 4524, December 6, 2003 (in French).
  7. ^ Tann vom Hove, "John So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne wins the 2006 World Mayor Award", World Mayor website.
  8. ^ "Sept ministres du gouvernement Jacques Sylla conservés, onze nouveaux font leur entrée"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, January 25, 2007 (in French).
  9. ^ "Patrick Ramiaramanana quitte la mairie", Madagascar Tribune, N° 5470, January 26, 2007 (in French).
  10. ^ "Législatives du 23 septembre; Dix candidatures à suivre de près", Madagascar Tribune, N° 5650, September 6, 2007 (in French).
  11. ^ a b Results from Antananarivo I[permanent dead link], Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reform (in French).
  12. ^ "Remaniement ministeriel a Madagascar" Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua (Sobika.com), October 27, 2007 (in French).
  13. ^ a b List of members of the Malagasy government, presse-francophone.org (2007 archive page) (in French).
  14. ^ Soafara Ralaimidona, "Ministère des Sports; Donner du résultat, priorité de Ramiaramanana", L'Express de Madagascar, October 29, 2007 (in French).
  15. ^ "Remaniement; Radavidson et Laporte limogés", Madagascar Tribune, May 2, 2008 (in French).
  16. ^ "Jeunesse et Sports; Un ministre, 5e dan de judo", Madagascar Tribune, June 24, 2008 (in French).
  17. ^ List of members of the Malagasy government, presse-francophone.org (accessed November 10, 2008) (in French).
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Preceded by Mayor of Antananarivo
2003–2007 		Succeeded by
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