Marcel Amon-Tanoh
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
November 26, 2016  March 19, 2020
PresidentAlassane Ouattara
Prime MinisterDaniel Kablan Duncan
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Preceded byAlbert Toikeusse Mabri
Succeeded byAlly Coulibaly[1]
Personal details
Born (1951-11-25) November 25, 1951
Abidjan, French Ivory Coast
Political partyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally
EducationParis 8 University

Marcel Amon-Tanoh (born November 25, 1951, Abidjan) is an Ivorian politician. He has served as the Minister of Foreign Minister of the Ivory Coast from 25 November 2016 until 19 March 2020, under President Alassane Ouattara.

In November 2016, President Ouattara dismissed then-Foreign Minister Albert Toikeusse Mabri and appointed Amon-Tanoh as interim foreign minister. Two months later, Oattara retained Amon-Tanoh as his permanent foreign minister as part of a January 2017 cabinet reshuffle.[2] Amon-Tanoh resigned on 19 March 2020.[3]

References

  1. "Ally Coulibaly, ministre de l'Intégration africaine, nommé intérimaire du ministre des Affaires étrangères démissionnaire (Officiel) | Côte d'Ivoire / AIP". Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  2. Bavier, Joe (2019-01-11). "Ivory Coast's Ouattara slims down government in modest reshuffle". Reuters News. Archived from the original on 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  3. "Côte d'Ivoire : Marcel Amon-Tanoh démissionne du gouvernement – Jeune Afrique".


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