Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine
Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine (born 23 June 1970) is an Ivorian politician who served as a Minister of Communication from December 2012 until January 2017.
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Early life and education
Bamba-Lamine was born on 23 June 1970 in Abidjan. Her father, Moriféré Bamba, was Minister of Communication during Alassane Ouattara’s mandate. She has a law degree from the Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, a master's degree in law from the University of Paris X and a doctorate in comparative law from the Nancy 2 University in France.[1][2]
Career
Bamba-Lamine practiced law in France, becoming a member of the Paris bar in 2001.[1]
In 2002, Bamba-Lamine became a legal advisor in the Ministry of Communication, and served in the Prime Minister's office from 2007 to 2012.[1] During the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis, she participated in the Forces Nouvelles and served as a legal advisor to Guillaume Soro.[1][3]
Bamba-Lamine was elected to the National Assembly for the commune of Abobo representing the Rally of the Republicans in 2011, the only woman newly entering government at that time.[2][4] She was then elected President of the Commission of General and International Affairs.[1] She was appointed Minister of Communication on 22 November 2012,[1] and deputy spokesperson for the government.[2][5] In May 2016, she announced a process for the liberalisation of television in the Ivory Coast.[6]
At the 2016 election, Bamba-Lambine stood for the commune of Cocody, where she was defeated by former PDCI member turned independent Yasmina Ouegnin, who received 57% of the vote to Bamba-Lambine's 32%.[4][7][8][9] She then resigned as Minister of Communications and was succeeded by Kone Bruno on 10 January 2017.
Awards and honors
Bamba-Lamine was made a knight of the National Order of the Ivory Coast in 2013.[3]
Personal life
Bamba-Lamine is married and has two children.[3]
References
- Daddieh, Cyril K. (2016). Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 100–101. ISBN 9780810873896.
- Touré, Namidja (24 November 2012). "Une dame de caractère". LeBanco (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "Affoussiata Bamba" (in French). Abidjan.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "Profils comparés: Yasmina Ouegnin-Affoussiata Bamba Lamine". ICI Abidjan (in French). 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- Le Guerinec, Richard (24 February 2016). "Côte d'Ivoire : la ministre Affoussiata Bamba signe " Compaoré est ivoirien. C'est tout "". Afrieque sur 7 (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- Tirvengadum, Priscilla (4 March 2016). "Ivory Coast to Launch Tender for Private Commercial Television Licenses in May". Nex TV news International. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "Législatives 2016 : Affoussiata Bamba Lamine affronte Yasmina Ouégnin, à Cocody". La Seve (in French). 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- Yao, Euege (22 December 2016). "Affoussiata Bamba-Lambine: La Lutte Continue". Ma Presse Perso. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine reconnait sa défaite après s'être autoproclamée "élue"". Diaspo Ivoire (in French). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.