Calvin Tsiebo | |
Order1: | Vice President of Madagascar |
President1: | Philibert Tsiranana |
Term Start1: | June 1960 |
Term End1: | October 1970 |
Predecessor1: | Philibert Raondry |
Successor1: | Andre Resampa |
Order2: | First Vice President of Madagascar |
President2: | Philibert Tsiranana |
Term Start2: | February 1971 |
Term End2: | October 1972 |
Predecessor2: | Andre Resampa |
Birth Date: | 1902 7, df=y |
Birth Place: | Andoharano |
Party: | Social Democratic Party of Madagascar |
Calvin Tsiebo (12 July 1902 – 2008[1] [2]) was a Malagasy politician during the era on Malagasy Republic and former Vice President of Madagascar.
Tsiebo was born on 12 July 1902 in Andoharano.[3] He became a civil servant during the French colonial administration. He was elected to the provincial assembly of Toliara in 1949. Tsiebo became one of the founders of Social Democratic Party of Madagascar in 1956.
In October 1960, he was elected as the president of the new National Assembly, but left that position in November 1960 upon appointment as Vice President of Philibert Tsiranana.[4] He was given additional portfolio as minister of labour and social legislation in 1965. Tsiebo was one of the loyal supporters of Tsiranana and was in charge of Malagasy government during Tsiranana's serious illness in 1970. Tsiebo lost his political position alongside Tsiranana in October 1972.