Oswald Homeky | |
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Minister of Sports of Benin | |
Assumed office 25 May 2021 | |
President | Patrice Talon |
Personal details | |
Born | Benin |
Political party | Independent |
Oswald Homeky is a Beninese politician. [1] [2] He is the current Minister of Sports 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. [1]
Originally from the Couffo department in the southwest of Benin,Oswald Homéky holds a degree in communications. [3] Between 2014 and 2015,he headed the Fraternitépress group. He has been active alongside Bio Tchanésince 2011 as president of the youth sector,then with Patrice Talon from 2015. [4]
He created the Movement for Alternation 2016 called Front for Alternation in 2016 (FA 2016).
In 2016,under the new government of Patrice Talon,Oswald Homeky was appointed Minister of Sports. Following a reshuffle,he was assigned the departments of tourism and culture in addition to sports. An expert in infrastructure and public procurement before this appointment,he was the director of the firm Aid consultants. On May 23,2021,he retained his position as Minister of Sports in the second government of Patrice Talon. [5]
In September 2024,Owald Homeky was arrested by the Beninese authorities,at the same time as Olivier Boko,whom he had been calling for support for a year in the run-up to the 2026 presidential elections,the date on which Patrice Talon will reach the end of his second term,a limit set by the constitution. This support is probably linked to the arrest of the two men by the criminal brigade,especially since Boko announced his intention to succeed Talon,relations have deteriorated between the two. [6]
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