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This article is about the Ivorian politician. For the Burkinabé footballer, please see Amadou Coulibaly.
Amadou Gon Coulibaly (born 10 February 1959) is an Ivorian politician who has been Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire since January 2017. He previously served as Secretary General of the Presidency under President Alassane Ouattara from 2011 to 2017.
Life and career
In the early 1990s, Coulibaly worked as a Technical Adviser to Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara. Coulibaly was a member of the National Assembly from 1995 to 2000. He also served as Mayor of Korhogo.
Coulibaly was Minister of Agriculture from October 2002 to February 2010. After Alassane Ouattara became President, Coulibaly served as Secretary General of the Presidency from 2011 to January 2017.
President Ouattara appointed Coulibaly as Prime Minister on 10 January 2017. The composition of his new government was announced on 11 January. It was considered broadly similar to the previous government under Daniel Kablan Duncan, with most of the key ministers retaining their posts. With 28 ministers, it was smaller than the previous government, which had 35.