![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Lionel_Zinsou_2017.jpg/640px-Lionel_Zinsou_2017.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Lionel Zinsou
French–Beninese investment banker and politician (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lionel Zinsou (born 23 October 1953) is a French–Beninese economist and investment banker who was Prime Minister of Benin from 2015 to 2016. Since June 2017, he has been the president of Terra Nova, a centre-left French think tank.
Quick Facts Prime Minister of Benin, President ...
Lionel Zinsou | |
---|---|
![]() Zinsou in 2017 | |
Prime Minister of Benin | |
In office 18 June 2015 – 6 April 2016 | |
President | Thomas Boni Yayi |
Preceded by | Pascal Koupaki (2013) |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1953-10-23) 23 October 1953 (age 70) Paris, France |
Spouse | Marie Derlin Zinsou (?–2019; her death) |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure London School of Economics |
Close