Several appointments were announced during the Council of Ministers held on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Five ministries are involved in these appointments. They include the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Ministry of Secondary, Technical, and Vocational Education, and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
■ Ministry of Economy and Finance, responsible for Cooperation:
Director-General of International Cooperation:
- Mr. Yassine LATOUNDJI
Legal Technical Advisor:
- Mr. Thierno Kafui Eméric OLORY-TOGBE
Financial Technical Advisor:
- Ms. Sarah KPENOU
Director-General of the Autonomous Debt Management Fund:
- Mr. Hugues Oscar LOKOSSOU
Director-General of Development Financing:
- Mr. Serge DOSSOU-YOVO
National Director of Public Procurement Control:
- Ms. Chèrifatou ALI YERIMA
Director-General of Payment and Recovery Collection Agency:
- Mr. Létondé Brice HOUETON
Director-General of the Benin Deposits and Consignments Fund:
- Ms. Maryse LOKOSSOU
Secretary-General of the National Financial Information Processing Unit (CENTIF):
- Mr. Wilfried HOUEDOKOU
■ Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Ambassador of the Republic of Benin to France:
- Ms. Corine BRUNET
■ Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research:
Technical Advisor for Entrepreneurship, Partnerships, and Social Dialogue:
- Ms. Sylvie Vitondin DE CHACUS
■ Ministry of Secondary, Technical, and Vocational Education:
Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry:
- Mr. Alain Alexis Coovi DEGAN
■ Ministry of Industry and Commerce:
Departmental Directors as follows:
Atacora-Donga:
- Mr. Hantarou KPARA
Atlantique-Littoral:
- Mr. Fernando José Obalola JOSE
Borgou-Alibori:
- Mr. Rufus SARE
Mono-Couffo:
- Ms. Doris TOSSOU
Ouémé-Plateau:
- Ms. Hermine HODONOU SAVI
Zou-Collines:
- Ms. Rachidat ADEGOKE
These appointments reflect the government’s commitment to ensuring effective governance and achieving developmental goals in various sectors.