Komi Klassou

Komi Sélom Klassou (born February 10 1960 [http://www.etiame.com/etiame296.htm List of ministers in the 2006-2007 government] , etiame.com fr icon.] [http://www.cenitogo.tg/listecandidats/HAHO.pdf List of 2007 candidates in Haho Prefecture] , CENI website fr icon.] ) is a Togolese politician of the ruling Rally of the Togolese People. He was a Minister in the government from 2000 to 2007 and has been First Vice-President of the National Assembly of Togo since 2007.

Klassou was born in Notsé in Haho Prefecture. He was appointed Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports in the government named on October 8 2000, [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20051230000725/www.afrique-express.com/archive/OUEST/togo/togogvts/togogvt08102000.htm "Le gouvernement du Togo, formé le 8 octobre 2000"] , "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.] serving in that position until he was appointed Minister of Primary and Secondary Education 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.] He also directed Faure Gnassingbé's campaign in the April 2005 presidential election, and after the Constitutional Court declared Gnassingbé the winner of the election, which was disputed by the opposition, Klassou called it "a great victory for the people of Togo". [ [http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=54218 "TOGO: Father-son transition made official as thousands continue to flee"] , IRIN, May 3, 2005.]

Klassou served as Minister of Primary and Secondary Education for more than four years. He was the first candidate on the RPT's candidate list for Haho Prefecture in the October 2007 parliamentary election and was successful in winning a seat. [ [http://www.cenitogo.tg/resultats/Resultats_definitifs_des_elections_legislatives_du_14_octobre_2007_%20proclames_par_la_Cour_Constitutionnelle.do.pdf Text of Constitutional Court decision (final election results)] , October 30, 2007 fr icon.] On November 24 2007, he was elected as the First Vice-President of the National Assembly, [ [http://www.republicoftogo.com/central.php?o=1&s=0&d=3&i=1295 "Abbas Bonfoh élu président de l'Assemblée"] , Republicoftogo.com, November 27, 2007 fr icon.] and he was replaced in his ministerial post in the government 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.]

Klassou is a member of the Political Bureau of the RPT. [ [http://www.rpt.tg/Default.aspx?tabid=595 List of members of the RPT Political Bureau] , RPT website fr icon.]

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