Hery Rajaonarimampianina
Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana (Malagasy: [heˈri radzawˌnariˈmampʲanː]; French: [əʁi ʁaʒaɔnaʁimãpjanina]; 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.
Hery Rajaonarimampianina | |
|---|---|
Rajaonarimampianina in 2014 | |
| 7th President of Madagascar | |
| In office 25 January 2014 – 7 September 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Omer Beriziky Roger Kolo Jean Ravelonarivo Olivier Solonandrasana Christian Ntsay |
| Preceded by | Andry Rajoelina |
| Succeeded by | Rivo Rakotovao (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana 6 November 1958 Antananarivo, Malagasy Republic |
| Political party | Hery Vaovao ho an'i Madagasikara |
| Spouse | Voahangy Rajaonarimampianina |
| Alma mater | University of Antananarivo University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres |
| Website | Campaign website original link Official Facebook Page |
Previously he served as Minister of Finance under President Andry Rajoelina, and he was the Rajoelina political movement's candidate in the 2013 presidential election. He won the vote in a second round, defeating Jean-Louis Robinson, the candidate of Marc Ravalomanana's party. Once he was elected, Rajaonarimampianina held the world record of the head of state with the longest name (44 characters) as well as family name (19 characters).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.