Élie Doté

Élie Doté

Élie Doté (born July 9, 1948 in Bangui ) is a Central African politician. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from June 2005 to January 2008 .

Life

Doté was born in Bangui, the capital of what was then the French colony of Ubangi-Shari, and belongs to the Mandja ethnic group, who live in the north of the country. He studied agriculture at the University of Montpellier . After returning to the Central African Republic, he worked for the Ministry of Agriculture from 1974 to 1980. He later went to the African Development Bank as an agricultural expert, initially in Abidjan . On August 1, 2001, he became head of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of the Tunis- based bank .

Élie Doté at a development aid conference

On June 13, 2005 he became the first prime minister after the introduction of the VI Constitution Republic under the re-elected President François Bozizé . Doté was unknown in his homeland until then. In view of the country's heavy debt load, his good connections and knowledge of international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund spoke in favor of his surprising appointment . On assuming office, Doté found foreign debts of around US $ 1.3 billion . Another challenge was the difficult security situation in the country. A week after his appointment, he presented his cabinet of 27 ministers, with President Bozizé remaining in charge of the Ministry of Defense.

Doté is married and has six children.

Web links

• Jeune Afrique on Doté's appointment, June 13, 2005 (French)
• Radio France International on the same topic, June 14, 2005 (French)
• IRIN NEWS about the government formation, June 21, 2005 (English)
• Afrique Centrale on Doté's visit to the EU in Brussels, July 19, 2005 (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ rulers.org Index Tue-Thu