About Joseph Gnonlonfoun
Born 1943. Joseph Gnonlonfoun is a Beninese politician, diplomat, magistrate and minister.
Joseph Houessou Gnonlonfoun (born 1943) is a Beninese politician and diplomat.
Gnonlonfoun was born in Porto Novo and was educated locally and abroad. He was an associate of Albert Tévoédjrè and chaired his political party Ensemble National. Gnonlonfoun served as the justice minister under Mathieu Kérékou from 1998 to 2003. He was the foreign minister of Benin in 2003.
In 2011, Gnonlonfoun was named in charge of the electoral commission by President Thomas Boni Yayi and was accused of engineering Boni Yayi's victory. Joseph Gnonlonfoun has 3 children.
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Who is Joseph Gnonlonfoun?
Judge and Beninese politician
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Joseph Gnonlonfoun was born in 1943 in Porto-Novo.
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Joseph Gnonlonfoun is a politician, diplomat, magistrate and minister.
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Joseph Gnonlonfoun is Beninese.
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