About Thérèse King
Lived 1934 – 2015 (aged 80). Thérèse King was a Senegalese politician and minister.
Thérèse King (15 July 1934 in Ziguinchor – 16 April 2015 in Dakar) was a Senegalese politician. She was the Minister of Public Health from 5 April 1988 to 27 March 1990 under the presidency of Abdou Diouf. She was one of the first women government ministers in Senegal, and the second female Minister of Public Health after Marie Sarr Mbodj.
She also chaired the Ziguinchor Regional Union of Socialist Women.
In 2010, she was made a Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion.
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Who was Thérèse King?
Senegalese politician (1934-2015)
When was Thérèse King born?
Thérèse King was born on 15 July 1934 in Ziguinchor.
When did Thérèse King die?
Thérèse King died on 16 April 2015 in Dakar.
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Thérèse King was a politician and minister.
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Thérèse King was Senegalese.
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