Yvan Randriasandratriniony

Yvan Randriasandratriniony is a Malagasy politician who has been President of Tiako i Madagasikara (TIM), the ruling party, since October 2007, and President of the Senate of Madagascar since May 2008. He was Minister of Agriculture, Breeding and Fishing from March 2002 to January 2004 and Minister near the Presidency in charge of Decentralization and Regional Planning from January 2007 to April 2008; he also served for a time as Ambassador to South Africa.

Following the December 2001 presidential election, which opposition candidate Marc Ravalomanana claimed to have won, Ravalomanana declared himself President, and on March 1 2002 he named a government, which included Randriasandratriniony as Minister of Agriculture, Breeding and Fishing. [ [http://www.afrique-express.com/archive/AUSTRALE/madagascar/madagascargvts/246gvt01032002.htm "Le gouvernement de Marc Ravalomanana, formé le 1er mars 2002"] , "Afrique Express", N° 246, March 14, 2002 fr icon.] Randriasandratriniony remained in that position until he was replaced in the government named on January 5 2004. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20040120081655/http://www.presse-francophone.org/francophonie/francophonie_gouvernements_madagascar.htm List of ministers in the government of Madagascar, January 2004] , Presse-francophone.org fr icon.] On June 30 2004, he became Madagascar's Ambassador to South Africa. [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/index.php?JOURNAL=335&ART=5393 "Afrique du Sud - Madagascar: Resserrer les liens"] , "Madagascar Tribune", N° 4691, 2 July 2004 fr icon.]

Randriasandratriniony was appointed Minister near the Presidency in charge of Decentralization and Regional Planning in the government named on January 25 2007. He ranked second in the government, after Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara. [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/index.php?JOURNAL=1117&ART=21742 "Gouvernement de Charles Rabemananjara: Onze nouveaux et dix reconduits"] , "Madagascar Tribune", N° 5470, 26 January 2007 fr icon.]

In the September 2007 parliamentary election, Randriasandratriniony stood as the TIM candidate in the Fianarantsoa I constituency, [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Les-electeurs-seront-ils-trompes,1617.html "Les électeurs seront-ils trompés ?"] , "Madagascar Tribune", N° 5636, 21 August 2007 fr.] Iloniaina Alain, [http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200708230868.html "Afrique: Quatorze candidats à Fianarantsoa"] , "L'Express de Madagascar" (allAfrica.com), 24 August 2007 fr icon.] which is considered an opposition stronghold. According to provisional results, he won with 37.7% of the vote; [ [http://www.mira.gov.mg/election/resultat-legislatif-region-fianarantsoa.php?c1=2&c2=7 Results in Fianarantsoa I] , Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reform fr icon.] [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Yvan-Randriasandratriniony-mal-elu,2082.html "Yvan Randriasandratriniony, mal élu"] , "Madagascar Tribune", N° 5666, September 25, 2007 fr icon.] despite his victory, this was considered a relatively low score.

Randriasandratriniony became the Interim National President of TIM on October 12 2007, succeeding Solofonantenaina Razoarimihaja. [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Un-nouveau-president-pour-le-TIM,2329.html "Vie de parti; Un nouveau président pour le TIM"] , "Madagascar Tribune", October 13, 2007 fr icon.] As a TIM candidate, he was elected as a Senator from Haute Matsiatra region in the April 2008 Senate election; [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Je-peux-remplir-ce-role-dixit-Yvan,6248.html "« Je peux remplir ce rôle », dixit Yvan Randriasandratriniony"] , "Madagascar Tribune", April 26, 2008 fr icon.] [http://www.mira.gov.mg/election/resultat-senatorial-detail.php?region=33 Results for Haute Matsiatra] , Ministry of the Interior website fr icon.] in this indirect election, he received unanimous support from the 89 electors. Randriasandratriniony was removed from his post as Minister near the Presidency in charge of Decentralization and Regional Planning in the government appointed on April 30 2008. [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Radavidson-et-Laporte-limoges,6337.html "Remaniement; Radavidson et Laporte limogés"] , "Madagascar Tribune", May 2, 2008 fr icon.] Subsequently, Randriasandratriniony was elected as President of the Senate on May 6 2008; as the sole candidate, he received the unanimous support of the 33 Senators who voted, and he took office immediately after the vote. On this occasion, Randriasandratriniony described himself as "a man of dialogue" and said that he was "ready to listen, even to those who do not share my political beliefs". [ [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Yvan-Randriasandratriniony-au,6426.html "Yvan Randriasandratriniony au perchoir"] , "Madagascar Tribune", May 7, 2008 fr icon.]

He was officially elected as President of TIM on May 21 2008, at the party's second national congress. [ [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/pays/madagascar/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=XIN32248leparlanoit0 "Le parti au pouvoir tient son congrès national"] , Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), May 22, 2008 fr icon.]

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