Maïmouna Ndoye Seck Explained

Maïmouna Ndoye Seck
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Office:Minister of Air Transport and Airport Facilities Development
Term Start:September 7, 2017
Predecessor:Herself (Minister of Air Transport)
Office2:Minister of Tourism and Air Transport
Term Start2:June 22, 2015
Term End2:September 7, 2017
Successor2:Mame Mbaye Niang (Minister of Tourism)
Herself (Minister of Air Transport)
Office3:Minister of Energies and Sustainable Energy Development
Term Start3:September 1, 2013
Term End3:June 22, 2015
Birth Date:1962
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal
Nationality:Senegalese
Alma Mater:École Polytechnique, Thiès
Occupation:Mathematician
Engineer

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.

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: fr . Christine Mendy . Nouveau gouvernement : Les 7 étoiles de Mohamed Dione . rewmi.com . April 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160425151425/http://www.rewmi.com/nouveau-gouvernement-les-7-etoiles-mohamed-dione.html . April 25, 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: fr . Maïmouna Ndoye, première femme polytechnicienne du Sénégal: Une mathématicienne décomplexée à la tête du ministère de l'énergie . September 3, 2013 . xalima.com . April 16, 2016.
  3. Web site: fr. Maimouna Ndoye Seck, une polytechnicienne au ministère de l'Energie . June 30, 2015 . tourmag.com . April 16, 2016.
  4. Web site: fr . Le Ministre de l'Energie, Mme Maimouna Ndoye Seck, face aux membres du Conseil économique social et environnemental (Cese) . December 12, 2013 . Social and Environmental Economic Council. April 16, 2016.
  5. Web site: fr. Sénégal : Maimouna Ndoye Seck nommée ministre du Tourisme et des Transports aériens . September 2, 2013. seneweb.com . April 16, 2016.
  6. Web site: fr . Khadim Fall. " Sénégal Airlines n'a jamais atteint l'objectif qui lui était fixé ", Maimouna Ndoye Seck . April 15, 2016 . pressafrik.com . April 16, 2016.