Idrissa Seck is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to July 2004. He was a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and was considered a protégéof President Abdoulaye Wade,but he subsequently went into opposition and was a candidate in the February 2007 presidential election,coming second place with about 15% of the vote.
Macky Sall is a Senegalese politician who served as the 4th President of Senegal from 2012 to 2024. He previously served as the 8th Prime Minister of Senegal from July 2004 to June 2007,under President Abdoulaye Wade and President of the National Assembly from June 2007 to November 2008.
Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 3 June 2007 to elect the 150 members of the National Assembly. They had originally been planned to be held together with the presidential election on 25 February 2007,but were postponed. Fourteen parties or coalitions participated in the elections,but they were marked by a major opposition boycott. The ruling Sopi Coalition won 131 seats,including all 90 of the seats elected by majority voting.
Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré was Prime Minister of Senegal from 2007 to 2009 and Chairman of the Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union from 2011 to 2016.
Pape Diop is a Senegalese politician and a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) who was President of the Senate of Senegal from 2007 to 2012. He was Mayor of Dakar,the capital city,from 2002 to 2009,as well as President of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007.
Souleymane NdénéNdiaye is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from 2009 to 2012. He was Minister of the Civil Service and Labour in 2005,Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic from 2005 to 2007,and Minister of State for the Maritime Economy from 2007 to 2009. A lawyer by profession,Ndiaye is the president of the National Union for the People (UNP). He was also Mayor of Guinguinéo.
Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 26 February 2012,amidst controversy over the constitutional validity of a third term for incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade. In the runoff on 25 March,Macky Sall defeated the incumbent president. The 2015 documentary film Incorruptible chronicles both campaigns as well as the youth movement Y'en a Marre,which led protests against Wade's administration.
Aminata Touré is a Senegalese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Senegal from 1 September 2013 to 4 July 2014. She was the second female Prime Minister of Senegal after Mame Madior Boye,and she previously served as Justice Minister from 2012 to 2013. While campaigning for the upcoming elections in February 2024,she was arrested by the police and detained for six hours though never charged with any crime.
The National Order of the Lion is the highest order of Senegal.
Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne was a Senegalese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Senegal from 2014 to 2019. He was the third prime minister appointed by President Macky Sall. Dionne served at the Central Bank of West African States,the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (ONUDI),and as the advisor of the president,before his appointment as prime minister. He was a computer engineer by training.
Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye is a Senegalese politician. In 2012,she was appointed Minister of Livestock and Animal Production in the government of Prime Minister Abdou Mbaye and from 2014 under the government of Prime Minister Mahammad Boun Abdallah Dionne until 5 April 2019,when she was named Minister of Fishery and Maritime Economy Ministre des Pêches et de l’Economie maritime. She also serves as mayor of Louga,and is currently chair of the women's movement of the Socialist Party of Senegal. Previously,Ndiaye served as Minister of Women,Children and the Family,as well as Minister of Social Development and National Solidarity under the presidency of Abdou Diouf.
Bécaye Diop is a Senegalese politician,who is a member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and has held several ministerial positions.
Mbaye Ndiaye is a Senegalese politician who was Minister of the Interior from 4 April 2012 to 29 October 2012,then Minister of State without Portfolio.
Amadou Ba is a Senegalese politician who served as Prime Minister of Senegal from 17 September 2022 to 6 March 2024. He also served as the Foreign Minister of Senegal from 2019 to 2020. He was Minister of Finance and Economy from 2013–2019. Ba lost in the 2024 Senegalese presidential election against PASTEF tax inspector Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Faye replaced him with the leader of PASTEF,Ousmane Sonko.
This article is a list of events in the year 2012 in Senegal.
Events in the year 2021 in Senegal.
Abdoul Aziz Mbaye was a Senegalese politician and diplomat. He had formerly served as Chief of Staff for President Macky Sall. He was appointed Minister of Culture during a cabinet reshuffle on 29 October 2012,succeeding Youssou N'Dour.
Rewmi is a political party in Senegal. It is led by Idrissa Seck,after he founded it in 2006.
