Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine
{{Short description|Ivorian lawyer and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine
| image = Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine in 2015
| office1 = Minister of Communication
| term_start1 = December 2012
| term_end1 = January 2017
| successor1 = Kone Bruno
| office2 = National Assembly Member (Abobo)
| term_start2 = 2011
| term_end2 = 2016
| office3 = Legal Advisor, Ministry of Communication
| term_start3 = 2007
| term_end3 = 2012
| party = Rally of the Republicans
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|06|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Abidjan, Ivory Coast
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = Robert Schuman University
University of Paris X (LL.M.)
Nancy 2 University (PhD)
| awards = National Order of the Ivory Coast
| spouse =
| children = 2
| occupation = Lawyer, politician
}}
Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine (born 23 June 1970) is an Ivorian politician who served as a Minister of Communication from December 2012 until January 2017.
Early life and education
Bamba-Lamine was born on 23 June 1970 in Abidjan. Her father, Moriféré Bamba, was Minister of Communication during Alassane Ouattara’s mandate. She has a law degree from the Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, a master's degree in law from the University of Paris X and a doctorate in comparative law from the Nancy 2 University in France.{{cite book|last=Daddieh|first=Cyril K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_VptCwAAQBAJ|title=Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast)|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2016|isbn=9780810873896|pages=100–101}}
Career
Bamba-Lamine practiced law in France, becoming a member of the Paris bar in 2001.
In 2002, Bamba-Lamine became a legal advisor in the Ministry of Communication, and served in the Prime Minister's office from 2007 to 2012. During the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis, she participated in the Forces Nouvelles and served as a legal advisor to Guillaume Soro.{{cite web|url=http://abidjan.net/qui/profil.asp?id=891|language=French|title=Affoussiata Bamba|publisher=Abidjan.net|access-date=26 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202060724/http://abidjan.net/qui/profil.asp?id=891|url-status=dead}}
Bamba-Lamine was elected to the National Assembly for the commune of Abobo representing the Rally of the Republicans in 2011, the only woman newly entering government at that time.{{cite web|url=http://www.lebanco.net/banconet/bco15651.htm|language=French|date=24 November 2012|accessdate=26 January 2017|title=Une dame de caractère|work=LeBanco|first=Namidja|last=Touré}} She was then elected President of the Commission of General and International Affairs. She was appointed Minister of Communication on 22 November 2012, and deputy spokesperson for the government.{{cite web|url=http://www.afrique-sur7.fr/18904/cote-divoire-la-ministre-affoussiata-bamba-signe-compaore-est-ivoirien-cest-tout/|language=French|work=Afrieque sur 7|title=Côte d'Ivoire : la ministre Affoussiata Bamba signe " Compaoré est ivoirien. C'est tout "|first=Richard|last=Le Guerinec|date=24 February 2016|accessdate=26 January 2017}} In May 2016, she announced a process for the liberalisation of television in the Ivory Coast.{{cite web|url=http://nextvnews.com/ivory-coast-to-launch-tender-for-private-commercial-television-licenses-in-may/|title=Ivory Coast to Launch Tender for Private Commercial Television Licenses in May|publisher=Nex TV news International|date=4 March 2016|accessdate=26 January 2017|first=Priscilla|last=Tirvengadum|archive-date=9 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709002342/http://nextvnews.com/ivory-coast-to-launch-tender-for-private-commercial-television-licenses-in-may/|url-status=dead}}
At the 2016 election, Bamba-Lambine stood for the commune of Cocody, where she was defeated by former PDCI member turned independent Yasmina Ouegnin, who received 57% of the vote to Bamba-Lambine's 32%.{{cite web|url=http://iciabidjan.com/yasmina-ouegnin-affoussiata-bamba-lamine/|language=French|title=Profils comparés: Yasmina Ouegnin-Affoussiata Bamba Lamine|work=ICI Abidjan|date=12 December 2016|accessdate=26 January 2017|archive-date=9 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709002345/http://iciabidjan.com/yasmina-ouegnin-affoussiata-bamba-lamine/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://laseve.info/actualites/politique/legislatives-2016-affoussiata-bamba-lamine-affronte-yasmina-ouegnin-a-cocody-2344/|language=French|title=Législatives 2016 : Affoussiata Bamba Lamine affronte Yasmina Ouégnin, à Cocody|work=La Seve|date=18 November 2016|accessdate=26 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202045117/https://laseve.info/actualites/politique/legislatives-2016-affoussiata-bamba-lamine-affronte-yasmina-ouegnin-a-cocody-2344/|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://mapresseperso.com/index.php/les-chroniques/item/533-affoussiata-bamba-lamine-la-lutte-continue&usg=ALkJrhhKcGSsAxDNFbSx4qk8hZ1vK3_jkA|title=Affoussiata Bamba-Lambine: La Lutte Continue|first=Euege|last=Yao|date=22 December 2016|accessdate=26 January 2017|work=Ma Presse Perso|archive-date=9 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709002343/http://mapresseperso.com/index.php/les-chroniques/item/533-affoussiata-bamba-lamine-la-lutte-continue%26usg%3DALkJrhhKcGSsAxDNFbSx4qk8hZ1vK3_jkA|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ivoirediaspo.net/apres-setre-autoproclamee-elue-affoussiata-bamba-lamine-reconnait-sa-defaite/16352.html/|language=French|work=Diaspo Ivoire|title=Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine reconnait sa défaite après s'être autoproclamée "élue"|date=22 December 2016|accessdate=26 January 2017}} She then resigned as Minister of Communications and was succeeded by Kone Bruno on 10 January 2017.
Awards and honors
Bamba-Lamine was made a knight of the National Order of the Ivory Coast in 2013.
Personal life
References
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Category:University of Paris alumni
Category:Nancy-Université alumni
Category:Rally of the Republicans politicians
Category:Government ministers of Ivory Coast
Category:Women government ministers of Ivory Coast
Category:Ivorian expatriates in France
Category:21st-century Ivorian lawyers