Albert Pahimi Padacké (, born 15 November 1966) is a
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...
ian politician who was
Prime Minister of Chad
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from 26 April 2021 to 12 October 2022. He was also Prime Minister from 2016 to 2018, when he resigned and was not replaced.
Life and career
Padacké was born in Gouin, Sub-prefecture of
Pala, in November 1966. He holds a master's degree in public law and several degrees, including the 1st Certificate of University Studies in Law from
University of N'Djamena
The University of N'Djamena (, , UNDT) is the leading institution of higher education located in N'Djamena in Chad. It was created in 1971 as the University of Chad, and was renamed "University of N'Djamena" in 1994.
See also
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During the 1990s, Pahimi Padacké was
minister of finance
A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position .
A ministry of finance's portfolio ...
and later Minister of Trade until being dismissed by President
Idriss Déby
Idriss Déby Itno ( '; 18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the sixth List of heads of state of Chad, president of Chad from 1991 until his death in 2021 during the 2021 Northern Chad offensive, No ...
in November 1997 for being absent from his work; Déby unexpectedly visited government buildings and dismissed Pahimi Padacké, along with two other ministers, when he found that they were not present. Pahimi Padacké later became Secretary of State for Finances in February 2001, before becoming Minister of Mines, Energy, and Oil in the government named on April 8, 2001. In August 2001, he became Minister without Portfolio,
[List of governments of Chad]
izf.net. holding that post until June 2002.
[Antoine Lukaso]
"Faire du Tchad un grand chantier"
''Diplomat Investissement'', March–April 2006, page 24 .
Pahimi Padacké was elected to the
National Assembly
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in the
April 2002 parliamentary election as a
National Rally for Democracy in Chad (RNDP-''Le Réveil'') candidate in
Pala constituency, in
Mayo-Dallah Department.
[List of members of the National Assembly]
(following 2002 election), ialtchad.com . From June 2002 to August 2005, he was a member of the
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa
The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, generally referred to by its French acronym CEMAC (for Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale; ), is an organization of states of Central Africa established by Cameroon, C ...
.
[ He was then appointed as Minister of Agriculture in the government named on August 7, 2005.][
He was the RNDP-''Le Réveil'' presidential candidate in the May 2006 presidential election,][Elections in Chad]
African Elections Database. in which he placed third with 7.82% of the vote.[ On May 29, shortly after final results were announced, he congratulated Idriss Déby on winning the election. The main opposition parties did not participate in the election, claiming it to be fraudulent.
Pahimi Padacké served as Minister of Agriculture until he was appointed as Minister of Justice in the government named on March 4, 2007.][ He was subsequently moved to the position of Minister of Posts, Information Technologies and Communications in the government announced on April 23, 2008.
Idriss Déby appointed Pahimi Padacké as prime minister on 13 February 2016.
As part of a total restructuring of the post-2021 transitional government, Pahimi Padacké resigned from the office of prime minister on 11 October 2022. Mahamat Déby replaced Pahimi Padacké with Saleh Kebzabo on the following day, 12 October.
On March 13, 2024, Albert Pahimi Padacké was nominated by his party, the National Rally for Democracy in Chad (RNDT-Le Réveil) as candidate for the presidential election of May 6, 2024.]
References
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Living people
1966 births
People from Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region
Heads of government of Chad
Finance ministers of Chad
Government ministers of Chad
Members of the National Assembly (Chad)
National Rally for Democracy in Chad politicians
University of N'Djamena alumni
20th-century Chadian politicians
21st-century Chadian politicians