Kokou Tozoun

Kokou Biossey Tozoun is a Togolese political figure, currently serving as Minister of Justice.

After serving as Minister of the Civil Service, Work and Employment, [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20051231131232/www.afrique-express.com/archive/OUEST/togo/togogvts/togogovt010998.htm "Le gouvernement du Togo, formé le 1er septembre1998"] , "Afrique Express" fr icon.] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050427140720/http://www.presse-francophone.org/francophonie/francophonie_gouvernements_togo.htm List of members of the Togolese government] (2005 archive page), presse-francophone.org fr icon.] Tozoun was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in the government named on July 29 2003. [ [http://french.peopledaily.com.cn/french/200307/31/fra20030731_62211.html "Le Togo annonce la composition du nouveau gouvernement"] , Xinhua ("People's Daily"), July 31, 2003 fr icon.] After two years as Foreign Minister, he was appointed Minister of Communication and Civic Education in the government named on June 20 2005, [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20051028234823/http://www.presse-francophone.org/francophonie/francophonie_gouvernements_togo.htm List of members of the Togolese government] (2005 archive page), presse-francophone.org fr icon.] [Muriel Signouret, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_jeune_afrique.asp?art_cle=LIN26075kodjoerraba0 "Kodjo à la barre"] , Jeuneafrique.com, June 26, 2005 fr icon.] remaining in that position until September 2006. At the 2006 Inter-Togolese Dialogue, Tozoun signed the Global Political Accord on the electoral process on behalf of the government on August 20 2006. [ [http://www.cenitogo.tg/spip.php?article14 Text of Global Policy Agreement] , cenitogo.tg fr icon.]

Tozoum served as Rapporteur of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) at the time of the October 2007 parliamentary election. [ [http://www.cenitogo.tg/spip.php?article34 Members of CENI] , CENI website fr icon.] Following the election, he was appointed Minister of Justice in the government of Prime Minister Komlan Mally, named on December 13 2007. [ [http://www.republicoftogo.com/central.php?o=5&s=1&d=3&i=1395 "Léopold Gnininvi aux Affaires étrangères"] , Republicoftogo.com, December 13, 2007 fr icon.]

He is a member of the Central Committee of the Rally of the Togolese People {RPT) from Moyen-Mono Prefecture as of the party's Ninth Ordinary Congress in December 2006. [ [http://www.rpt.tg/Default.aspx?tabid=596 List of members of the RPT Central Committee] , RPT website fr icon.]

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