Jean-Louis Richard Robinson (born 22 March 1952) is a
Malagasy politician and medical doctor.
Robinson was the top contender in the first round of the
2013 general election held in September 2013. He lost the run-off against
Hery Rajaonarimampianina
Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana (; ; born 6 November 1958) is a Malagasy politician who served as the seventh President of Madagascar from 2014 to 2018, resigning to run for re-election.
Previously he served as Minister of Fina ...
in the second round of presidential elections held in December 2013, earning 46.5% of the vote against 53.5% for Rajaonarimampianina. Robinson served in the government of Madagascar as Minister of Health under President
Marc Ravalomanana
Marc Ravalomanana (; born 12 December 1949) is a Malagasy politician who served as the sixth List of presidents of Madagascar, president of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. Born into a farming Merina people, Merina family in Imerinkasinina, near th ...
, and he was the Ravalomanana camp's candidate in the 2013 election.
Political career
He had been twice the minister of health from 2004 to 2006 (in the government of
Jacques Sylla
Jacques Hugues Sylla (22 July 1946 – 26 December 2009) was a Malagasy politician. He was the Prime Minister of Madagascar under President Marc Ravalomanana from February 2002 to January 2007. He subsequently served as the President of the ...
) and from 2007 to 2008 (in the government of
) before being named mister of sports in the same government of Rabemananjara from 2008 to 2009.
Ambassador
He was appointed ambassador of Madagascar in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
on 2019.
DIPLOMATIE : Jean-Louis Robinson est nommé nouvel ambassadeur en Chine
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References
1952 births
Living people
Government ministers of Madagascar
Malagasy physicians
Ambassadors of Madagascar to China
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