Ousmane Sonko

Ousmane Sonko
Sonko during a phone interview in January 2023
Sonko in January 2023
16th Prime Minister of Senegal
Assumed office
3 April 2024
PresidentBassirou Diomaye Faye
Preceded bySidiki Kaba
Leader of PASTEF
Assumed office
January 2014
General SecretaryBassirou Diomaye Faye
Preceded byParty established
Mayor of Ziguinchor
In office
2022–2024
Member of the National Assembly of Senegal
In office
2017–2022
Personal details
Born (1974-07-15) 15 July 1974 (age 49)
Thiès, Senegal
Political partyPASTEF (2014—present)
Children6
Parents
  • Mamadou Sonko (Father)
  • Khady Ngom (Mother)
Alma materGaston Berger University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • tax inspector

Ousmane Sonko (born 15 July 1974) is a Senegalese politician and former tax inspector who is serving as the Prime Minister of Senegal since 2024. He is also the Leader of PASTEF ever since the party was founded in January 2014.

Sonko was the PASTEF candidate in the 2019 presidential election, ultimately placing third. A major figure in the Senegalese opposition against former president Macky Sall, his arrest and subsequent investigation by authorities in 2019 following sexual assault accusations triggered mass protests and rioting across Senegal. In June 2023, he was sentenced to two years in prison, and in July 2023, his party PASTEF was dissolved by the Senegalese government.


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