Ousmane Alioune Ngom (born May 18, 1955[1]) is a Senegalese politician who is currently Minister of State for Mines, Industry, and Small and Medium Enterprises. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa.
For years Ngom was a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) while it was in opposition, and he was the party's second ranking figure, after Abdoulaye Wade. The Senegalese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Sénégalais is a political party in Senegal. Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29 1926 is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000 He was a deputy in the National Assembly and President of the Liberal Parliamentary Group from May 1988 to March 1991. The National Assembly of Senegal (Assemblée nationale du Sénégal is the lower house of the country's parliament. When the PDS joined in the government, Ngom became Minister of Labor and Professional Training and served in that position from April 1991 to October 1992. From 1993 to 1995 he was again a deputy in the National Assembly and President of the Liberal Parliamentary Group. [1]
Following the assassination of Constitutional Council Vice-President Babacar Sèye in May 1993, Ngom was brought in for questioning along with Wade on May 18. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. He and Wade were among those charged with complicity in the murder on October 1, but he was not held in custody or put on trial, enjoying parliamentary immunity. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. [2]
When the PDS joined the government for a second time, Ngom became Minister of Health and Social Action and served in that position from March 1995 to March 1998. [1] He resigned from the PDS on June 11, 1998,[3] after the party leadership was rearranged on June 5 and he lost his position as deputy leader of the party, being named Permanent Secretary instead. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Ngom announced the creation of a new party, the Senegalese Liberal Party (PLS),[3][4] on June 18. The Senegalese Liberal Party ( Parti libéral sénégalais) was a Political party in Senegal from 1998 to 2003, led by Ousmane Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries [1][4]
Wade was elected President in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Ngom was elected to the National Assembly in the April 2001 parliamentary election, winning his seat through national list proportional representation; he was the only PLS candidate to win a seat. An election for the National Assembly of Senegal was held on 29 April 2001. [5] The PLS merged with the PDS in May 2003. Ngom became Minister of Commerce in July 2004,[1] then became Minister of the Interior in the government named on November 2, 2004. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [1][6]
In the government of Prime Minister Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré, named on June 19, 2007, Ousmane remained Minister of the Interior but was promoted to the rank of Minister of State. Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré (born 1951) has been the Prime Minister of Senegal since June 2007 Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [7][8] On March 31, 2008, he was moved to the post of Minister of State for Mines, Industry, and Small and Medium Enterprises. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Profile at Senegalese Interior Ministry website (2007 archive) (French).
- ^ Senegal Human Rights Practices, 1993, U. S. Department of State.
- ^ a b "Me Ousmane Ngom, l'ancien numéro 2 du PDS crée son propre parti", Afrique-express. com, July 30, 1998 (French).
- ^ a b "Senegal: Opposition member forms new political party", AFP (nl. newsbank. com), June 19, 1998.
- ^ List of deputies elected in the 2001 election (2003 archive page), gouv. sn (French).
- ^ List of governments of Senegal, izf. net (French).
- ^ "Une forte présence de femmes dans le nouveau gouvernement", Seneweb. com, June 20, 2007 (French).
- ^ "( Officiel ) Les membres du nouveau Gouvernement : Au total (37) Ministres", Agence du Presse Senegalaise (Seneweb. com), June 20, 2007 (French).
- ^ "Léger réaménagement gouvernemental au Sénégal", African Press Agency, April 1, 2008 (French).
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