Daniel Tawéma

Daniel Tawéma (born December 31, 1947 ) is a Beninese politician. During the regime of Mathieu Kérékou, he became Deputy Director of the Civil Cabinet in April 1979 Tawéma was a member of the National Assembly of Benin from 1991 to 1995. During Kérékou's second period in office, Tawéma was Minister of the Interior from 1998 to February 2005 (Minister of the Interior, Security, and Territorial Administration from 1998 to 2001, and Minister of the Interior, Security, and Decentralization from 2001 to 2005). In December 2005, Tawéma was designated as his party's candidate for the March 2006 presidential election. In the election, he received 12th place and 0.60% of the vote.