Patrick Achi | |
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![]() Achi in 2021 | |
Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire | |
In office 8 March 2021 – 17 October 2023 | |
President | Alassane Ouattara |
Preceded by | Hamed Bakayoko |
Succeeded by | Robert Beugré Mambé |
Personal details | |
Born | Paris, France | 17 November 1955
Political party | Rally of the Republicans |
Patrick Jérôme Achi (born 17 November 1955) is an Ivorian politician who served as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from March 2021 to October 2023 in President Alassane Ouattara's government.[1] He is a member of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR). He studied at Supélec and Stanford University and specialises in engineering and infrastructure. He has also worked as the government spokesman for President Alassane Ouattara.[2]
Prior to this he was Secretary General of the Presidency from January 2017, before being promoted to Minister of State, while simultaneously serving as Executive Secretary of the National Council for Economic Policy responsible for the oversight and execution of the 2030 Strategic Plan and the 5-year government program "Côte d'Ivoire Solidaire 2021-2025", a responsibility he retained as Prime Minister.[3]
On 13 April 2022, PM Achi resigned,[4] along with his government, but was reinstated by President Ouattara before being removed on 6 October 2023[5] with the dissolution of the Ivorian government. Achi officially resigned for a second time on 18 October 2023.
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