Maïmouna Ndoye Seck (born 1962 in Dakar) is a Senegalese politician. An alumnus of the Ecole Polytechnique of Thiès, she was the Minister of Energy from 2013 to 2015 and the Minister of Tourism and Air Transport from 2015 to 2017, before she became the Minister of Air Transport and Airport Facilities Development in September 2017.
Maïmouna Ndoye Seck | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Air Transport and Airport Facilities Development | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2017 | |
| President | Macky Sall |
| Prime Minister | Mahammed Dionne |
| Preceded by | Herself (Minister of Air Transport) |
| Minister of Tourism and Air Transport | |
| In office June 22, 2015 – September 7, 2017 | |
| President | Macky Sall |
| Prime Minister | Mahammed Dionne |
| Preceded by | Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr |
| Succeeded by | Mame Mbaye Niang (Minister of Tourism) Herself (Minister of Air Transport) |
| Minister of Energies and Sustainable Energy Development | |
| In office September 1, 2013 – June 22, 2015 | |
| President | Macky Sall |
| Prime Minister | Aminata Touré Mahammed Dionne |
| Preceded by | Aly Ngouille Ndiaye |
| Succeeded by | Thierno Alassane Sall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 Dakar, Senegal |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique, Thiès |
| Occupation | Mathematician Engineer |
Biography edit
Seck was born in 1962 in Dakar and studied Engineering and Mechanical Engineering/Design[1] at the École Polytechnique de Thiès from 1982.[2] She was the first woman to graduate from that school. She also earned a master's degree in energy management and economics.[1]
Seck was the Principal Private Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, and a government advisor.[3] In 2013, she joined the Touré Government as the Minister of Energy, before she became the Minister of Energy and Sustainable Energy Development within the First Dionne Government in 2014.
Seck has chaired the Electricity Sector Regulatory Committee (CRSE) with the aim of making energy affordable at a lower price.[4]
Following to the 2015 cabinet reshuffle, Seck became Minister of Tourism and Air Transport[5] with the aim of re-organising a sector in difficulty notably due to the difficulties of Senegal Airlines.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Christine Mendy. "Nouveau gouvernement : Les 7 étoiles de Mohamed Dione". rewmi.com (in French). Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Maïmouna Ndoye, première femme polytechnicienne du Sénégal: Une mathématicienne décomplexée à la tête du ministère de l'énergie". xalima.com (in French). September 3, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Maimouna Ndoye Seck, une polytechnicienne au ministère de l'Energie". tourmag.com (in French). June 30, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Le Ministre de l'Energie, Mme Maimouna Ndoye Seck, face aux membres du Conseil économique social et environnemental (Cese)" (in French). Social and Environmental Economic Council. December 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Sénégal : Maimouna Ndoye Seck nommée ministre du Tourisme et des Transports aériens". seneweb.com (in French). September 2, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ Khadim Fall (April 15, 2016). "" Sénégal Airlines n'a jamais atteint l'objectif qui lui était fixé ", Maimouna Ndoye Seck". pressafrik.com (in French). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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