Patrick Ramiaramanana

Patrick Xavier Heriniaina Ramiaramanana is a Malagasy politician. He was Mayor of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, before serving in the government from 2007 to 2008.

Ramiaramanana began working at Marc Ravalomanana's dairy company, TIKO, in 1997, holding positions in management. [ [http://www.worldmayor.com/results06/profile_antananarivo.html World Mayor profile] .] Ravalomanana won the disputed December 2001 presidential election, and Ramiaramanana was named President of the Special Delegation of Antananarivo to replace Ravalomanana, who had been the city's mayor. [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/index.php?JOURNAL=1126&ART=21930 "Antananarivo - Renivohitra; « Priorité à l’assainissement de la ville »"] , "Madagascar Tribune", N° 5479, February 6, 2007 fr icon.] He was appointed chairman of the board of the state electricity and water company, Jirama, in October 2003, [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/index.php?JOURNAL=116&ART=1650 "Patrick Ramiaramanana; Nommé PCA de la JIRAMA"] , "Madagascar Tribune", N° 4477, October 11, 2003 fr icon.] and soon afterward, on October 16, he publicly announced his anticipated candidacy for Mayor of Antananarivo. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20060209230509/http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/index.php?JOURNAL=121&ART=1744 "Patrick Ramiaramanana; « Ne pas laisser un goût d'inachevé ! »"] , "Madagascar Tribune", N° 4482, October 17, 2003 fr icon.] As the candidate of the ruling Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM), was elected Mayor in the municipal election held on November 23 2003; [http://www.temoignages.re/article.php3?id_article=2410 "Le parti du président Marc Ravalomanana remporte la majorité des communes rurales"] , "Témoignages", November 25, 2003 fr icon.] [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20060210152336/http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/index.php?JOURNAL=164&ART=2506 "Elections municipales; Proclamation des résultats pour le Faritany d'Antananarivo"] , "Madagascar Tribune", N° 4524, December 6, 2003 fr icon.] his victory had been expected. In 2006 he was the tenth-placed finalist for World Mayor. [Tann vom Hove, [http://www.worldmayor.com/results06/wm_winners06.html "John So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne wins the 2006 World Mayor Award"] , World Mayor website.] He stepped down as Mayor when he was appointed as Minister of Energy in the government of Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara named on January 25 2007. [ [http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?page=show_article&id_article=19758 "Sept ministres du gouvernement Jacques Sylla conservés, onze nouveaux font leur entrée"] , African Press Agency, January 25, 2007 fr icon.] [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/index.php?JOURNAL=1117&RUB=120 "Patrick Ramiaramanana quitte la mairie"] , "Madagascar Tribune", N° 5470, January 26, 2007 fr icon.]

Ramiaramanana ran as a TIM candidate for a seat in the National Assembly of Madagascar from the Antananarivo I constituency in the September 2007 parliamentary election [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/index.php?JOURNAL=1296&ART=24853 "Législatives du 23 septembre; Dix candidatures à suivre de près"] , "Madagascar Tribune", N° 5650, September 6, 2007 fr icon.] [http://www.mira.gov.mg/election/resultat-legislatif-region-antananarivo.php?c1=1&c2=1 Results from Antananarivo I] , Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reform fr icon.] and, along with his fellow TIM candidate for the constituency, Arinosy Jacques Razafimbelo, he won by a large margin with 61.21% of the vote, according to provisional results.

Following the election, in the government named on October 27 2007, [ [http://www.sobika.com/madagascar-informations/news_869.php "Remaniement ministeriel a Madagascar"] , Xinhua (Sobika.com), October 27, 2007 fr icon.] Ramiaramanana was moved from his position as Minister of Energy to that of Minister of Sports, Culture, and Leisure. [Soafara Ralaimidona, [http://www.lexpressmada.com/index.php?p=display&id=12317 "Ministère des Sports; Donner du résultat, priorité de Ramiaramanana"] , "L'Express de Madagascar", October 29, 2007 fr icon.] He was suspended from this post in the government named on April 30 2008; [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Radavidson-et-Laporte-limoges,6337.html "Remaniement; Radavidson et Laporte limogés"] , "Madagascar Tribune", May 2, 2008 fr icon.] Jean Louis Robinson held the post in an interim capacity before being formally appointed to fill it in June 2008. [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Un-ministre-5e-dan-de-judo,7348.html "Jeunesse et Sports; Un ministre, 5e dan de judo"] , "Madagascar Tribune", June 24, 2008 fr icon.]

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