Charles Rabemananjara

Charles Rabemananjara
20th Prime Minister of Madagascar
In office 20 January 2007 – 17 March 2009
President	Marc Ravalomanana
Preceded by	Jacques Sylla
Succeeded by	Monja Roindefo
Personal details
Born	(1947-06-09) 9 June 1947 (age 77) Antananarivo, French Madagascar
Nationality	Malagasy
Political party	Tiako I Madagasikara

Charles Rabemananjara (born 9 June 1947[1])^[failed verification]^[citation needed] was Prime Minister of Madagascar from 2007 to 2009. He took office on 20 January 2007 at the beginning of the second term of President Marc Ravalomanana.[2]

Life and career

Rabemananjara was born in Antananarivo in 1947. During Marc Ravalomanana's first term as president, Rabemananjara became Director of the Military Cabinet of the Presidency in 2004[3] and was then named Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reform on November 28, 2005.[1][4] After becoming Prime Minister, Rabemananjara remained Interior Minister in the new government, named on January 25, 2007.[5]

Following the September 2007 parliamentary election, Ravalomanana appointed a new government, in which Rabemananjara remained in his posts as Prime Minister and Interior Minister, on October 27, 2007.[6] He was additionally assigned the Decentralization portfolio in the 19-member government appointed on April 30, 2008.[7] As Prime Minister, he was an ex officio member of the national political bureau of the ruling Tiako i Madagasikara (TIM) political party and therefore remained on the political bureau at TIM's May 2008 congress.[8]

Rabemananjara is a Merina, like Ravalomanana.[1][3] He was also a general in the army of Madagascar.[1][2][3]

References

1. "Le général Charles Rabemananjara, Premier ministre; La surprise continue", Madagascar Tribune, number 5,466, January 22, 2007 (in French).
2. "Madagascar President appoints new Prime Minister", VOA News, January 20, 2007.
3. "Charles Rabemananjara, ou la fin d'une tradition", Jeune Afrique, January 28, 2007 (in French). "Jeuneafrique.com : Charles Rabemananjara, ou la fin d'une tradition". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
4. "Malagasy president appoints new interior minister", Television Nationale Malagasy, Antananarivo, November 28, 2005.
5. "Gouvernement de Charles Rabemananjara; Onze nouveaux et dix reconduits", Madagascar Tribune, number 5,470, January 26, 2007 (in French).
6. "Remaniement ministeriel a Madagascar" Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, October 27, 2007 (in French).
7. "Remaniement; Radavidson et Laporte limogés", Madagascar Tribune, May 2, 2008 (in French).
8. "Bureau politique du TIM; Rajemison écarté", Madagascar Tribune, May 22, 2008 (in French).

Political offices
Preceded by Jacques Sylla	Prime Minister of Madagascar 2007-2009	Succeeded by Monja Roindefo