Soumaïla Cissé
Soumaïla Cissé | |
|---|---|
Cissé in 2013 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 24 November 2013 – 18 August 2020 | |
| President of the UEMOA Commission | |
| In office January 2004 – August 2011 | |
| Minister of Equipment, Territorial Planning, Environment and Urbanism | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1993–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Mahamar Oumar Maiga |
| Succeeded by | Bakari Koné |
| Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1949 Nianfuke, Timbuktu, French Sudan |
| Died | 25 December 2020 (aged 71) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Nationality | Malian |
| Political party | Union for the Republic and Democracy |
| Spouse | Astan Traore (m. 1978) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Badalabougou, Bamako, Mali |
| Alma mater | École polytechnique universitaire de Montpellier Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar |
| Awards | Commander of the National Order of Benin
Officer of the Merit of the National Order of the Lion (Senegal) Commander of the National Order of Mali Medal of recognition of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mali |
Soumaïla Cissé (20 December 1949 – 25 December 2020) was a Malian politician who served in the government of Mali as Minister of Finance from 1993 to 2000.
He thrice stood unsuccessfully as a presidential candidate, in 2002, 2013 and 2018; on all three occasions he was defeated in a second round of voting.
From 2014 until his death he was President of the Union for the Republic and Democracy, a political party.