Kolo Christopher Laurent Roger, commonly known as Roger Kolo (born 3 September 1943), was Prime Minister of Madagascar from April 2014 to January 2015. Kolo (Bakaka) was born in Belon'i Tsiribihina,

Menabe Menabe is a region in western Madagascar, with its capital at Morondava. It covers an area of , and its population was 700,577 in 2018. The population mostly belongs to the Sakalava ethnic group. The region is named after the 18th-century Sakala ...

at the south-west coast of Madagascar. His father worked at a post office and served as vice-mayor. His younger brother Roland Kolo was a Member of the

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("Jolahy mpangalatra" in the

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) of the

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. He studied at the

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1970–1977 where he obtained a degree in medicine. He specialized in surgery at a hospital in France before he undertook further studies in

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, Switzerland and became a radiologist. He started three private centers of radiology in the period 1997–2003. He returned to Madagascar in 2013 to participate in the Malagasy presidential election, but his candidacy was not accepted due to not fulfilling the residency condition. Not having a political background, he worked closely with

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 ...

and "Hery Vaovao hoan'i Madagasikara" ("New Forces for Madagascar") during the election campaign. After Rajaonarimampianina took office as president in January 2014, Kolo was named prime minister in April, following a consultation round which showed he had support from a majority in the parliament. On 18 April, the cabinet was announced. It had 31 members with varied political affiliations.Madagascar: Kolo Roger forme un gouvernement d'ouverture
RFI. Retrieved 19 April 2014 Kolo is married with three children.

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1943 births Living people Prime ministers of Madagascar University of Antananarivo alumni Politics of Madagascar People from Menabe {{Madagascar-politician-stub