| Jean Omer Beriziky | |
| Order: | 24th |
| Office: | Prime Minister of Madagascar |
| President: | Andry Rajoelina Hery Rajaonarimampianina |
| Term Start: | 2 November 2011 |
| Term End: | 16 April 2014 |
| Predecessor: | Albert Camille Vital |
| Successor: | Roger Kolo |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Antsirabe Nord, Madagascar |
| Party: | Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery |
Jean Omer Beriziky (born 9 September 1950[1] in Vohemar) is a Malagasy politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Madagascar in the government of consensus of President Andry Rajoelina from 2011[1] [2] to 2014.
Beriziky, who hails from the northern part of the island,[3] worked as a history professor. He was posted in Brussels as Madagascar's Ambassador to the European Union and Belgium from 1995 to 2006. A member of the LEADER Fanilo political party,[1] Beriziky was appointed as Prime Minister on 28 October 2011 on the proposal of the party of former President Albert Zafy.[2] He took office on 2 November 2011.[4] He was succeeded by Roger Kolo after newly elected president Hery Rajaonarimampianina appointed Kolo to the post following the 2013 elections.