| Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members | 8 August 2005 |
President | Mathieu KEREKOU |
Minister of Agriculture, Husbandry, & Fishery | Lazare SEHOUETO |
Minister of Civil Service, Labor, & Administrative Reform | Ousmane BATOKO |
Minister of Commerce, Industry, Community Development, & Employment Promotion | Fatiou AKPLOGAN |
Minister of Communications & the Promotion of New Information Technologies | Gaston ZOSSOU |
Minister of Culture, Handicrafts, & Tourism | Frederic DOHOU |
Minister of Education & Scientific Research | Damien Zinsou ALAHASSA |
Minister of Energy, Mining, & Water Resources | Kamarou FASSASSI |
Minister of Family Affairs, Social Welfare, & Solidarity | Massiyatou LAURIANO |
Minister of Environment, Housing, & Urban Affairs | Luc GNACADJA |
Minister of Finance & Economy | Gregoire LAOUROU |
Minister of Foreign Affairs & African Integration | Rogatien BIAOU |
Minister of Health | Celine KANDISSOUNON-SEIGNON |
Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research | Kemoko BAGNAN |
Minister of Institutional Relations | Alain ADIHOU |
Minister of Interior, Security, & Territorial Administration | Daniel TAWEMA |
Minister of Justice, Legislative Affairs, & Human Rights | Dorothee SOSSA |
Minister of Labor, Public Function, & Administrative Reform | Aboubacar AROUNA |
Minister of Primary & Secondary Education | Karimou RAFIATOU |
Minister of Public Health | Celine Seignon KANDISSOUNON |
Minister of Public Works & Transportation | Hamed AKOBI |
Minister of State for National Defense | Pierre OSHO |
Minister of Technical Education & Professional Formation | Lea HOUNKPE |
Minister of Youth, Sports, & Recreation | Valentin Aditi HOUDE |
Ambassador to the US | Cyrille Segbe OGUIN |
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | |