April 4, 2000
DAKAR, Senegal (PANA) - The new government of Senegal, whose composition was announced Monday night, comprises 26 members, including 25 ministers and one minister of state.
All political parties which supported the candidature of President Abdoulaye Wade are virtually represented in the government of Prime Minister Moustapha Niasse, who was appointed Saturday. It includes four women.
The following is the full list:
Mining, Handicrafts & Industry - Landing Savane Energy & Hydraulics - Abdoulaye Bathily Urban Development & Housing - Amath Dansokho National Supplies & Transport - Madieyna Diouf Economy & Finance - Moctar Diop Agriculture & Animal Husbandry - Pape Diouf Foreign Affairs - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio Armed Forces - Youba Sambou Justice & Keeper of the Seals - Mame Madior Boye Interior - Maj.Gen. Mamadou Niang Higher Education - Madior Diouf Planning - Oumar Khassimou Dia National Education, Technical Education & Vocational Training - Marie Lucienne TissaMbengue Health - Abdou Fall Family & National Solidarity - Aminata Tall Land Use & Decentralisation - Khady Fall Diallo Trade, Labour & Employment - Khouraichi Thiam Fishing - Oumar Sarr Environment - Lamime Ba Culture & Communication - Mamadou Diop Tourism - Ndiawar Toure Sports & Leisure - Joseph Ndong Youth - Modou Diagne Fada African Integration - Amadou Sow Relation With Assemblies - Haoua Dia State for the Economy & Finance, in charge of the Budget - Abdoulaye Diop