GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

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Pres.	Blaise COMPAORE
Prime Min.	Luc-Adolphe TIAO
Min. of Agriculture, Water, & Fisheries	Laurent SEDOGO
Min. of Animal Resources	Jeremie OUEDRAOGO
Min. of Basic Education & Literacy	Koumba BOLY-BARRY
Min. of Civil Service, Labor, & Social Security	Soungalo Appolinaire OUATTARA
Min. of Communication & Spokesperson of the Govt.	Alain Edouard TRAORE
Min. of Culture & Tourism	Baba HAMA
Min. of Defense	Blaise COMPAORE
Min. of Economy & Finance	Lucien Marie Noel BEMBAMBA
Min. of Employment, Professional Development, & Youth	Achille Marie Joseph TAPSOBA
Min. of Environment & Sustainable Development	Jean COULDIATY
Min. of Foreign Affairs & Regional Cooperation	Djibril BASSOLE
Min. of Health	Adama TRAORE
Min. of Housing & Urbanization	Yacouba BARRY
Min. of Industry, Commerce, & Artisans	Patiende Arthur KAFANDO
Min. of Infrastructure & Improvement of Landlocked Situation	Jean Bertin OUEDRAOGO
Min. of Justice, Human Rights Promotion, & Keeper of the Seal	Jerome TRAORE
Min. of Mines & Energy	Lamoussa Salif KABORE
Min. of Parliamentary Relations & Political Reforms	Boungnessan Arsene YE
Min. of Scientific Research & Innovation	Gnissa Isaie KONATE
Min. of Secondary & Higher Education	Albert OUEDRAOGO
Min. of Social Action & National Solidarity	Clemence TRAORE-SOME
Min. of Sports & Leisure	Yacouba OUEDRAOGO
Min. of Territorial Admin., Security, & Decentralization	Jerome BOUGOUMA
Min. of Transportation, Posts, & Telecommunications	Gilbert Noel OUEDRAOGO
Min. of Women's Affairs	Nestorine SANGARE-COMPAORE
Min.-Del. in Charge of Agriculture	Abdoulaye COMBARY
Min.-Del. in Charge of Budget	Francois Marie Didie ZOUNDI
Min.-Del. in Charge of Literacy	Zakaria TIEMTORE
Min.-Del. in Charge of Local Collectives	Toussaint Abel COULIBALY
Min.-Del. in Charge of Regional Cooperation	Vincent ZAKANE
Ambassador to the US	Seydou BOUDA
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York	Der KOGDA

NOTE: The information regarding Burkina Faso on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Burkina Faso Chiefs of State 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burkina Faso Chiefs of State 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.