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Gilbert Houngbo

1961 - Today

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Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo (born 4 February 1961) is a Togolese politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Togo from September 2008 to July 2012. He has also held various positions within the United Nations System, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Labour Office and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). In 2022 he was elected as the 11th Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Gilbert Houngbo is the 17,740th most popular politician (up from 18,104th in 2024), the 10th most popular biography from Togo (up from 11th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Togolese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gilbert Houngbo ranks 17,740 out of 19,576Before him are Seiko Noda, Roy Welensky, Gaetano Manfredi, Jean-François Copé, Seán Mac Diarmada, and Elliott Abrams. After him are Fehaid Al-Deehani, Peter O'Neill, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, Trent Lott, Khamis Gaddafi, and Valery Asapov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Gilbert Houngbo ranks 642Before him are Ivan Pudar, Lisa Zane, Louis-Paul M'Fédé, Petra Thümer, Johann Passler, and Owen Teale. After him are Kirsten Emmelmann, Alexis Mendoza, Christopher Ferguson, Beatriz Argimón, Peter Doohan, and Keith Gordon.

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In Togo

Among people born in Togo, Gilbert Houngbo ranks 10 out of 34Before him are Nicolas Grunitzky (1913), Yawovi Agboyibo (1943), Victoire Tomegah Dogbé (1959), Edem Kodjo (1938), Bonfoh Abass (1948), and Komi Sélom Klassou (1960). After him are Mohamed Kader (1979), Kossi Agassa (1978), Massamasso Tchangai (1978), Kossi Efoui (1962), Adékambi Olufadé (1980), and Jean-Paul Abalo (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In Togo

Among politicians born in Togo, Gilbert Houngbo ranks 9Before him are Nicolas Grunitzky (1913), Yawovi Agboyibo (1943), Victoire Tomegah Dogbé (1959), Edem Kodjo (1938), Bonfoh Abass (1948), and Komi Sélom Klassou (1960).