Patrick Rajoelina
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
15 August 2021  2022
Preceded byDjacoba Tehindrazanarivelo
Succeeded byRichard Randriamandrato
Personal details
Born (1954-01-01) 1 January 1954
Paris[1]
ResidenceMadagascar
ProfessionTeacher, author, lobbyist
Websitevwww.prince.mg

Patrick Rajoelina, (*1954, Paris) is a Malagasy politician, lobbyist,[2] author and teacher who has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar since 15 August 2021.[3]

In 2013 he was promoted Chevalier (knight) of the French Legion of Honour.[4]

Personal life

He is the founder of the NGO "Société des amis de Madagascar" and the Lobbying company "Prince – Patrick Rajoelina International Network & Communication".[5] He is also the author of 8 books about Madagascar.[6] Rajoelina taught for 20 years at the École supérieure de journalisme de Paris.[7]

He doesn't have any relationship to the Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina.[8]

References

  1. Ranaivoson, Garry Fabrice (11 September 2021). "Patrick Rajoelina - " Nous allons chercher les investisseurs chez eux "". L'Express de Madagascar (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. "Le Ministre". www.diplomatie.gov.mg. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. Biography Patrick Rajoelina
  4. "Patrick Rajoelina, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur française". www.madagate.org. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. "Conseils et assistances pour entreprises et particuliers à Madagascar". PRINCE (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. worldcat.org
  7. "Patrick Rajoelina, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur française". www.madagate.org. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. "Madagascar : un Rajoelina peut en cacher un autre – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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