Patrick Achi
Patrick Achi (born 17 November 1955) is an Ivorian politician. He is a member of the Parti démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire.[1]
Patrick Achi | |
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Prime Minister of Ivory Coast | |
In office 8 March 2021 – 6 October 2023 | |
President | Alassane Ouattara |
Preceded by | Hamed Bakayoko |
Personal details | |
Born | Paris, France | November 17, 1955
Between 2010 and 2017, Achi was Minister of Economic Infrastructure for the Cote d'Ivoire government.[2]
On 16 April 2020, Achi announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was self-isolating until further notice.[3]
Achi was appointed acting prime minister on 8 March 2021 after the death of Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko.[4]
In October 2021, his name was mentioned in the Pandora Papers. He controlled at least until 2006 Allstar Consultancy Services Limited, an offshore company located in the Bahamas and created in 1998 through a nominee, while Achi was government commissioner with the Ivorian Electricity Company. (CIE) and technical advisor to the Minister of Energy.
References
- ↑ Patrick Achi profile. London: Guardian. 22 February 2011. https://www.theguardian.com/profile/patrick-achi. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cote D'Ivoire — Central Intelligence Agency." Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency. CIA, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. <"Cote d'Ivoire — Central Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-08-29.>.
- ↑ Close ally of Ivory Coast leader contracts coronavirus. 17 April 2020. https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/africa/2020-04-17-close-ally-of-ivory-coast-leader-contracts-coronavirus/. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ↑ Aboa, Ange (March 8, 2021). "Ivory Coast President Ouattara names Patrick Achi as interim prime minister". news.yahoo.com. https://www.yahoo.com/news/ivory-coast-president-ouattara-names-134250032.html. Retrieved March 8, 2021.