Mame Madior Boye

Mame Madior Boye
Prime Minister of Senegal
In office 3 March 2001 – 4 November 2002
President	Abdoulaye Wade
Preceded by	Moustapha Niasse
Succeeded by	Idrissa Seck
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Born	1940 (age 70–71) Saint-Louis, Senegal
Political party	Democratic Party

Mame Madior Boye (born 1940^[1]) was Prime Minister of Senegal from 2001 to 2002. She was the first and so far only female holder of that position.

Boye was born in Saint-Louis. She was the first President of the Association of Senegalese Lawyers from 1975 to 1990,^[1] then the Director of Engagements for the West African Banking Company (Compagnie bancaire de l'Afrique Occidentale, CBAO) from September 1990 to April 2000.^[2] Following the victory of Abdoulaye Wade in the 2000 presidential election, she became Minister of Justice in April 2000.^[2][3] She was appointed as Prime Minister by Wade on 3 March 2001, following the resignation of Moustapha Niasse. Boye, who was not a member of any political party,^[4] remained Justice Minister in the new government.^[5] Following the April 2001 parliamentary election, Boye was reappointed as Prime Minister on 10 May 2001; she was, however, replaced as Justice Minister in the government appointed on 12 May.^[6]

Boye and her government were dismissed by the President on 4 November 2002, reportedly due to her reaction to the MV Joola sea disaster in September 2002.^[7] Later, in September 2004, Boye was appointed by Alpha Oumar Konaré as the African Union's Special Representative for the promotion of the protection of civilians in armed conflicts.^[8]

On 12 September 2008, a judge in France issued an arrest warrant for Boye, along with eight others, in connection with the Joola disaster.^[9] The Senegalese government rejected this and, in response, decided to prosecute the judge who issued the warrants.^[10] The Paris Court of Appeal annulled the arrest warrant for Boye in mid-June 2009.^[11]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mame Madior Boye", Jeuneafrique.com, August 13, 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Who's Who", SENEGAL: LES HOMMES DE POUVOIR n°5, Africa Intelligence, 17 July 2001 (French).
3. ^ "New Senegalese government in place", AFP (IOL), April 4, 2000.
4. ^ Diadie Ba, "Senegal's first woman premier appointed", Reuters (IOL), March 4, 2001.
5. ^ "Senegal cabinet reshuffle removes Niasse supporters", BBC News, March 5, 2001.
6. ^ "Le deuxième gouvernement de Mme Mame Madior Boye", UPF, 14 May 2001 (French).
7. ^ "Report blames army for delay in Joola rescue", IRIN, November 6, 2002.
8. ^ African Union Press Release No. 086/2004, September 7, 2004.
9. ^ "French judge issues warrants over Senegal ferry disaster: lawyer", AFP, 12 September 2008.
10. ^ "Senegal to prosecute French judge over ferry disaster", AFP, 19 September 2008.
11. ^ Malick Ciss, "Dossier du naufrage du bateau « Le Joola » - les mandats d'arrêt internationaux contre mame madior boye et cie annulés", Le Soleil (allAfrica.com), 17 June 2009 (French).

Political offices
Preceded by Moustapha Niasse	Prime Minister of Senegal 2001–2002	Succeeded by Idrissa Seck

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Name	Boye, Mame Madior
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Date of birth	1940
Place of birth	Saint-Louis, Senegal
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