The Cabinet of Benin is appointed by the President of the Republic and is subject to the opinion of the Bureau of the National Assembly.
The current government of Benin, in place since May 25, 2021, is made up of 24 ministers: [1]
Jean-Pierre Raffarin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005.
Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 – the longest serving since Étienne François, duc de Choiseul under Louis XV – and then as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974. A member of the French Foreign Legion, he was considered one of the historical Gaullists, and died aged 91 in the military hospital of the Val-de-Grâce in August 2007. He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1999; his seat was taken over by Simone Veil.
Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician. A member of The Republicans, he was Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac, during which period he faced major strikes that paralysed the country and became very unpopular. He left office after the victory of the left in the snap 1997 legislative elections. He had previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, and as Minister of the Budget and Spokesman for the Government from 1986 to 1988. He was president of the political party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) from 2002 to 2004 and mayor of Bordeaux from 2006 to 2019.
Michel Jean-Pierre Debré was the first Prime Minister of the French Fifth Republic. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France. He served under President Charles de Gaulle from 1959 to 1962. In terms of political personality, Debré was intense and immovable and had a tendency to rhetorical extremism.
The Government of Chad has been ruled by Mahamat Déby since 20 April 2021 as part of the National Transitional Council.
The spokesperson of the Government is the minister in charge of the public relations of the Government of France.
Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya is a Gabonese politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon from 2020 to 2022, he previously served in the same role from 2016 to 2017. He also was Minister of the Interior from 2015 to 2016.
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A senator for life was an honorary position in the French Third Republic, similar to that of senator for life in other countries. At one time the French Senate was composed of 300 members, of whom 75 were inamovible ("unremovable").
Clément Beaune is a French public servant and politician who served as Secretary of State for European Affairs (2020–2022) and Minister for Transport (2022–2024) in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean Castex and Élisabeth Borne.
José Didier Tonato is a Beninese politician. He is the current Minister of Living Environment and Sustainable Development in Benin, having been appointed to the position in early 2021 by the current president of Benin, Patrice Talon. His term began on 25 May 2021.
Alassane Seidou is a Beninese politician and educator. He is the current Minister of Interior and Public Security of Benin, and former Minister of Decentralization and Local Governance, having been appointed to the latter position in early 2021 by the current president of Benin, Patrice Talon. His term began on 25 May 2021.
Véronique Tognifodé Mewanou is a Beninese politician and educator. She is the current Minister of Social Affairs and Micro-Finance in Benin, having been appointed to the position in early 2021 by the current president of Benin, Patrice Talon. Her term began on 25 May 2021.
Babalola Jean-Michel Hervé Abimbola is a Beninese politician and educator. He is the current Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts in Benin, having been appointed to the position in early 2021 by the current president of Benin, Patrice Talon. His term began on 25 May 2021.
Hervé Yves Hehomey is a Beninese politician and educator. He is the current Minister of Infrastructure and Transport in Benin, having been appointed to the position in early 2021 by the current president of Benin, Patrice Talon. His term began on 25 May 2021.
Dona Jean-Claude Houssou is a Beninese politician and educator. He is the current Minister of Energy in Benin, having been appointed to the position in early 2021 by the current president of Benin, Patrice Talon. His term began on 25 May 2021.
Alain Sourou Orounla is a Beninese politician and educator. He is the current Minister of Communication and Post in Benin, having been appointed to the position in early 2021 by the current president of Benin, Patrice Talon. His term began on 25 May 2021.
Fortunet Alain Nouatin is a Beninese politician and educator. She is the current Minister of National Defence in Benin, having been appointed to the position in early 2021 by the current president of Benin, Patrice Talon. Her term began on 25 May 2021.
The University of New Technologies and Sciences (UNTS) is a public university in Benin, established in 2016 and placed under the authority of the Ministry of Higher Education. It is a public institution of higher education with legal personality and administrative and financial autonomy.