André Resampa
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Andre Resampa | |
|---|---|
| Interior Minister | |
| Assumed office May 1959 | |
| Preceded by | None (position first established) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1924 Mandabe, Madagascar |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Andre Resampa (Malagasy [reˌsamˈpə̥]) (June 24, 1924) is a Malagasy politician who was the Interior Minister of Madagascar at the beginning of the independence in 1960.
Biography
Born in June 24, 1924 in Mandabe (Mahabo District), He went to Mandabe's primary school then to the regional school of Morondava. He attended courses at the Administrative Section of Ecole Le Myre de vilers where he graduated. He then entered the Administration as a Writer-Interpret and changed his way to Judicial Services and became Court Secretary. He earned a Law Certificate and was named Director of Court Secretaries.
Political career
Recipient of six honors, he was elected member of the Tulear's Provincial Assembly in 1952, and was reelected in 1957. That same year, he was designated to become Parliament Representative, then elected member of the National Assembly in October 1958. Meanwhile, he had been elected member of the Government Counsel on May 27, 1957, as the Education Minister and later on Social Affairs. Nominated in May 1959, as Interior Minister, he kept his mandate after the October 10, 1960's Constitution of the Government became effective.