Ousmane Sonko

Ousmane Sonko
Sonko in 2023
16th Prime Minister of Senegal
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2024
President	Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Preceded by	Sidiki Kaba
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 party	PASTEF
Children	6
Parents	Khady Ngom Mamadou Sonko
Alma mater	Gaston 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.

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.