Lila Ratsifandrihamanana

Lila Hanitra Ratsifandrihamanana
Born1959
CitizenshipMadagascar
EducationDegree in mining engineering and masters degree in geology form st. Petersburg mining institute, Russia.


M.sc degree in Administrative science, Diplomacy and international relations from Farleigh Dickson University, USA
Known forFirst female minister for scientific research
Notable workMinister of scientific research (1997-1998)

Minister of foreign affairs ( 1998-2002) Ambassador of Madagascar to Senegal (2002) Director of liaison office with the United nations in New York ( 2009 )

Permanent representative of the African Union ( 2007)
Parents
  • Henni Ratsifandrihamanana (father)
  • Clarisse Andriamampandry Ratsifandrihamanana (mother)

Lila Hanitra Ratsifandrihamanana (born 1959) is a Malagasy politician and diplomat. Ratsifandrihamanana was the Minister of Scientific Research from 1997 to 1998 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 2002. Ratsifandrihamanana resigned on February 27, 2002, amidst the political crisis that followed the December 2001 presidential election, because, according to her spokesperson, "she was personally in favour of comparing reports" regarding the electoral controversy. She then became ambassador to Senegal in 2002. In 2007 she became Permanent Representative of the African Union, Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations in New York. In 2009, she joined the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), as the Director of the Liaison Office with the UN in New York.

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