| Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members | 1 February 2006 |
President | Mathieu KEREKOU |
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, & Fisheries | Faitou AKPLOGAN |
Minister of Civil Service, Labor, & Administrative Reform | Abubakar AROUNA |
Minister of Commerce, Industry, & Employment | Massiyatou LATOUNDJI |
Minister of Communications & New Technologies | Frederick DOHOU |
Minister of Culture, Handicrafts, & Tourism | Antoine DAYORI |
Minister of Education & Scientific Research | Damien Zinsou ALAHASSA |
Minister of Family Affairs, Social Welfare, & Solidarity | Leah HOUNKPE |
Minister of Environment, Housing, & Urban Affairs | Jules Codjo ASSOGBA |
Minister of Finance & Economy | Cosme SEHLIN |
Minister of Foreign Affairs & African Integration | Rogatien BIAOU |
Minister of Health | Dorothe Kindi GAZARD |
Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research | Kemoko BAGNAN |
Minister of Institutional Relations, Civil Society, & Beninese Abroad | Valentin Aditi HOUDE |
Minister of Interior, Security, & Territorial Administration | Seidu Mama SIKA |
Minister of Justice, Legislative Affairs, & Human Rights | Dorothee SOSSA |
Minister of Mines, Energy, & Water | Kamarou FASSASSI |
Minister of Primary & Secondary Education | Rafiatou KARIMOU |
Minister of Public Works & Transportation | Christian OMICHESSAN |
Minister of Technical Education & Professional Formation | Alain ADIHOU |
Minister of Youth, Sports, & Recreation | Jean-Baptist EDAYE |
Minister of State for National Defense | Martin Dohu AZONHIHO |
Minister of State for Planning & Development | Kifi SALAMI |
Governor, Central Bank | Charles Konan BANNY |
Ambassador to the US | Cyrille Segbe OGUIN |
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Bodehousse Simon IDOHOU |