Fatou Gaye Sarr
Fatou Gaye Sarr | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 30 April 2009 – 24 June 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye |
| Preceded by | Hamath Sall |
| Succeeded by | Khadim Gueye |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 19 June 2026 |
| Party | PDS |
| Occupation | Agricultural engineer |
Fatou Gaye Sarr (died 19 June 2026) was a Senegalese politician of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS).[1]
Life and career
A qualified agricultural engineer,[2] Gaye served as Minister-Delegate for Rural Development under the government of Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré.[3] On 30 April 2009, she became Minister of Agriculture, Pisciculture and Biofuels by Prime Minister Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye,[4][5] who had just been appointed by President Abdoulaye Wade.[6][7] The ministry was renamed to Ministry of Agriculture on 3 December 2009.[8] As minister, she notably launched the Grande offensive agricole pour la nourriture et l'abondance, which sought to provide Senegalese citizens with food self-sufficiency.[9] She also served as a glorified government spokesperson, promoting the government's progress on the offensive and particularly on the distribution of subsidized seeds to farmers.[10] In June 2010, she was removed from the position to serve as Minister of State to the President; she was replaced by Khadim Gueye.[11] She was then dismissed from this post in November 2010[12] following allegations of mismanagement of funds, for which she was investigated by the Division des investigations criminelles in 2012.[13] However, it was revealed that these allegations resulted from a conspiracy by several Senegalese business interests.[12] She was never summoned for questioning.[14]
Sarr died on 19 June 2026.[15]
References
- ↑ "Nécrologie : L'ancienne ministre Fatou Gaye Sarr est décédée (photo)". Sene.news (in French). 20 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Inna lillah wa inna ilayhi raaji'uun : L'ex ministre de l'Agriculture, Fatou Gaye Sarr est en deuil". Sans Limites (in French). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "DECRET n° 2007-828 du 19 juin 2007 portant nomination des ministres et fixant la composition du Gouvernement" (PDF). Journal officiel de la république du Sénégal (in French). 24 November 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "DISCOURS DE MADAME FATOU GAYE SARR MINISTRE DE L'AGRICULTURE DE LA PISCICULTURE ET DES BIOCARBURANTS" (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization (in French). November 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sénégal: Le point de presse du ministre de l'Agriculture reporté à vendredi". allAfrica (in French). 3 November 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Boisselet, Pierre (25 June 2010). "L'Agriculture et les Télécommunications au cœur du remaniement". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Nar Dia, Abdou (31 May 2024). "Sénégal : Remaniement important au sein du Parti démocratique sénégalais". Senego (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "DECRET n° 2009-1381 du 3 décembre 2009". Journal officiel de la république du Sénégal (in French). 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Diao, Ibou (11 February 2010). "Wade vend ses produits : GOANA, PROGRAMMES SPECIAUX, PLAN REVA". Seneweb.com (in French). Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sénégal: Fatou Gaye Sarr promet le soutien à l'ISRA". allAfrica (in French). 11 November 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Thiam, Abdoulaye; Kande, Aliou (25 June 2010). "Sénégal: Départ de Abdourahim Agne et Fatou Gaye Sarr, promue ministre d'etat". allAfrica (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 "REMANIEMENT : Comment Wade a été trompé sur le cas Fatou Gaye Sarr". Leral.net (in French). 24 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Le parquet relance la Dic: Fatou Gaye Sarr dans le viseur". Dakaractu (in French). 11 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Diouf, NDiaga (13 August 2010). "Détournement au ministère de l'agriculture : déclenchement de l'enquête". PressAfrik (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Camara, Cheikh (20 June 2026). "Obituary: Fatou Gaye Sarr, the former Minister of Agriculture under Wade, has passed away". Seneweb.com. Retrieved 22 June 2026.