Caroline Faye Diop

Caroline Faye Diop (born 11 July 1923 at Foundiougne, died 28 July 1992 at Dakar) was a Senegalese politician, the first female deputy and first female minister of the country. She was the wife of politician Demba Diop, Minister of Youth and Sport under president Léopold Sédar Senghor, who was assassinated in 1967.

Early life and education Caroline Faye Diop was born in Foundiougne, Fatick, then in French West Africa, on July 11, 1923. She was the daughter of Louis Diène Faye, a chartered accountant and activist of the SFIO, one of the founders of the Senegalese Democratic Bloc, and Fatim Diop. She passed the entrance exam for the École normale de jeunes filles de l'Afrique-Occidentale française in Rufisque,

She became the first woman minister, being appointed Minister of Social Action in 1978. She then served as Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister from 1981 to 1982 and as Minister of State from 1982 to 1983.

She died on July 29, 1992.