Justin Tokely (born 18 February 1974) is a Malagasy politician serving as the President of the National Assembly of Madagascar since July 2024.
Justin Tokely | |
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| President of the National Assembly of Madagascar | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Razanamahasoa |
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| Born | 18 February 1974 |
| Political party | IRMAR |
| Education | University of Antananarivo École nationale d'administration de Madagascar |
Biography
editTokely was born on 18 February 1974.[1] He is from the city of Sambava in northeast Madagascar and is a member of the Betsimisaraka people.[2][3] He attended the University of Antananarivo where he received a master's degree in 1991.[4] He later attended the École nationale d'administration de Madagascar (National School of Administration of Madagascar, ENAM) and received a civil administrator diploma.[5]
After his education, Tokely held several administrative positions in the area, including for the Fenoarivo-Atsinanana district from 2004 to 2005, and as district chief for Andapa District from 2005 to 2009, and then Ambilobe district from 2009 to 2014. He then joined the Madagascar Ministry of the Interior and became the director of the Institut National de Décentralisation et de Développement Local (National Institute for Decentralization and Local Development, INDDL), a position he served in from 2014 to 2018. He became the director general of the INDDL in 2018 and served until 2019.[6]
In October 2019, Tokely was appointed the governor of Sava Region.[7] During his tenure as governor, he notably led the construction of the Avenue de l'Emergence, a 785-metre paved road in Sambava.[8] In 2022, he was named the Minister of the Interior and Decentralization, a position he served in for two years, before his title was changed to just Minister of the Interior in January 2024.[6] In April 2024, he announced his resignation to run in the parliamentary election as a representative of Sambava, running under the IRMAR party.[9] After winning election to the parliament, he ran to be the President of the National Assembly and was unanimously elected by the 160 deputies present in July 2024.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Madagascar | National Assembly". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- ^ Cann, Raphaël (12 July 2024). "Madagascar : l'ancien ministre de l'Intérieur, Justin Tokely, élu à l'unanimité président de l'Assemblée nationale" [Madagascar: Former Interior Minister Justin Tokely unanimously elected President of the National Assembly] (in French). France Info.
- ^ "Qui est Justin Tokely, le président de l'Assemblée nationale de Madagascar ?" [Who is Justin Tokely, the President of the National Assembly of Madagascar?]. GasiGasy.mg (in French). 2024.
- ^ "Tokely Justin". LinkedIn.
- ^ Razafindrafito, Volanirina (5 March 2024). "Qui est Justin Tokely ?" [Who is Justin Tokely?]. L'Écho du Sud (in French).
- ^ a b c "Le Député Tokely Justin élu Président de l'Assemblée nationale" [MP Tokely Justin elected President of the National Assembly] (in French). National Assembly. 11 July 2024.
- ^ "SAVA : Le gouverneur Tokely Justin prend ses fonctions" [SAVA: Governor Tokely Justin takes office]. Midi Madagasikara (in French). 19 October 2019.
- ^ Raheriniaina (30 October 2021). "Madagascar: Sambava - Euphorie et liesse populaire" [Madagascar: Sambava - Euphoria and popular jubilation]. L'Express de Madagascar (in French) – via allAfrica.
- ^ R., Mandimbisoa (18 April 2024). "Les sept ministres-candidats démissionnent, les intérims désignés" [The seven candidate ministers resign, the interims designated]. Madagascar Tribune (in French).