Awa Diop

Awa Diop (1 May 1948 – 21 July 2021) was a Senegalese politician and an early militant of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS). She was a deputy in the National Assembly and a minister under the presidency of Abdoulaye Wade.

Life and career Diop was born in Rufisque, Senegal, French West Africa, France.

Trained as a stenographer, she first worked as a secretary at the town hall of Rufisque, then at Aristide Le Dantec Hospital in Dakar. and kept that position during the 27 February 2007 government reshuffle. However, this office was disestablished with the formation of the Soumaré Government on 5 July 2007.

Death Diop died in 2021.