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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
08ANTANANARIVO332	2008-05-02 06:47	2011-08-26 00:00	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Antananarivo

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PP RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHAN #0332/01 1230647
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 020647Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY ANTANANARIVO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1244
INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1007
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEKDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEHLMC/MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ANTANANARIVO 000332 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/E, AF/FO, INR/AA, AND DRL 
PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER 
PRETORIA FOR USDA CRUSH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
SUBJECT:  RAVALOMANANA RESHUFFLES CABINET 
 
REF:  ANTAN 325 
 
ANTANANARI 00000332  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
¶1.  (U)  President Ravalomanana announced a new cabinet late April 
30, naming five new Ministers and minor organizational changes. 
This second reshuffle in six months was expected after the recent 
Senate election (REFTEL).  The complete new line-up is in Para 6. 
 
¶2.  (U)  Both Minister of Decentralization Yvan 
Randriasandratriniony and Minister of Civil Service Jacky Tsiandopy 
were replaced; each will take their elected seats in the Senate. 
The former's portfolio was moved under the Prime Minister.  The 
latter was replaced by Abdou Salam, the first Muslim Minister in a 
Ravalomanana administration. 
 
¶3. (U)  The other three Ministers left out of the new cabinet were 
Minister of Education Benjamin Radavidson, Minister of Transport 
Julien LaPorte, and Minister of Youth and Sports Patrick 
Ramiaramanana; each of whom had seen his star fade recently.   The 
new Minister of Education, Stangeline Ralambomanana Andrianarisandy, 
was most recently a Professor in the Humanities Department at the 
University of Antananarivo.  She holds a Doctorate in Hispanic and 
Iberian Studies from the Sorbonne in Paris.  The new Transport 
Minister, Pierrot Botozaza, was Director General of the Port of 
Tamatave and a Deputy in the National Assembly (he will have to 
resign from both positions to be Minister).  The Ministry of Youth 
and Sports was abolished; likely to be relegated to sub-ministerial 
status. 
 
¶4. (U)   Marius Ratolojanahary will head the new Ministry of Land 
Reform; replacing him as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and 
Livestock is Armand Fanja Ramanoelina, formerly head of the 
Agriculture Department at the University of Antananarivo.   Also 
included in the reshuffle decree,  Ying Vah Zafilahy will take a new 
position as Vice Minister for Higher Education. 
 
¶5. (SBU) COMMENT:  The big surprise in the cabinet reshuffle was 
Agriculture Minister Ratolojanahary being moved from a portfolio 
where he was quite effective to head up Land Reform.  As Secretary 
General and then Minister of Agriculture, Marius has been one of the 
Embassy's best partners advancing our rural development objectives. 
Naming Abdou Salam, a Muslim, to his cabinet, President Ravalomanana 
appears to have taken the unprecedented step of reaching out to 
Madagascar's Islamic minority, who comprise about 10 percent of the 
population.  With a series of elections complete and a new team in 
place, the President will focus on hosting his Madagascar Action 
Plan Round Table in June.  END COMMENT. 
 
¶6.  Government of Madagascar 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Decentralization - Gen. 
Charles Rabemananjara (Retained) 
 
Minister of Foreign Affairs - Gen. Marcel Ranjeva (Retained) 
 
Minister of National Defense - Ms. Cecile Marie-Ange Manorohanta 
(Retained)) 
 
Minister of Justice - Ms. Bakolalao Ramanandraibe Ranaivoarivony 
(Retained) 
 
Minister of Public Works and Meteorology - Roland Randriamampionona 
(Retained) 
 
Minister of National Education and Scientific Research -Stangeline 
Ralambomanana Andrianarisandy (New) 
 
Minister of Finance and Budget - Hajanirina Razafinjatovo 
(Retained) 
 
Minister of Land Reform (New) - Marius Ratolojanahary (Former 
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries) 
 
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries - Armand Fanja 
Ramanoelina (New) 
 
Minister of Energy and Mines - Elise Razaka (Retained) 
 
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry - Ivohasina Razafimahefa 
(Retained) 
 
Minister of Environment, Water and Forest - Edmond Harrison 
 
ANTANANARI 00000332  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
Randriarimanana (Retained) 
 
Minister of Health and Family Planning - Dr. Jean Louis Robinson 
(Retained) 
 
Minister of Civil Service, Labor and Social Law - Abdou Salam (New: 
Former SG within the Ministry of Decentralization) 
 
Minister of Telecommunications, Posts and Telecommunications - Bruno 
Andriantavison (Retained) 
 
Minister of Transportation - Botozaza Pierrot (New - TIM deputy 
elected in Toamasina - Former General Director of Tamatave Port) 
 
Vice-Minister in charge of Higher Education and Professional 
Training - Ying Vah Zafilahy (New:  Former Director within the 
Education Ministry) 
 
Vice-Minister in charge of social issues and Mother and Children's 
Health - Marie Perline Rahantanirina (Retained) 
 
Secretary of State within the Ministry of Interior in charge of 
 
SIPDIS 
Interior Security - Dsir Rasolofomanana (Retained) 
 
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