Faure Essozima Gnassingbe - became President on 5th Februrary
2005, after his father Gnassingbé Eyadema died. President Eyadema
was elected for a five-year term in June 2003, which means his son
can now rule until June 2008.
Faure Gnassingbe, who is in his early 30’s was
appointed Minister of Public Works, Mines and Telecommunications in
July 2003 following his father’s re-election for a further five-year
term in June that year. He had previously been a parliamentary deputy
of his father’s ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party.
- Togolese Union for Democracy
- Union of Forces for Change
- Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development
- Action Committee for Renewal
- Democratic Convention of African Peoples