Octave Houdégbé
Octave Houdégbé | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Benin | |
| In office May 2015 – May 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1945 Dekanmè, French Dahomey |
| Died | 9 December 2025 (aged 80) Kpomassè, Benin |
| Party | BR |
| Occupation | Academic |
Octave Houdégbé (28 November 1945 – 9 December 2025) was a Beninese politician of the Republican Bloc (BR).[1]
As an academic, he founded a private university, the Houdegbe North American University Benin.[2]
Life and career
Born in Dekanmè on 28 November 1945, Houdégbé served as Secretary of State for Relations with the High Commission for Planning from 1983 to 1990. From 1990 to 1992, he was Deputy Secretary of State to the Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Water Resources and subsequently Minister-Counselor to the President for the Economy and Finances.[3][4]
In 2015, Houdégbé was elected to the National Assembly and supported Adrien Houngbédji as president of the National Assembly.[5] He was re-elected in 2019.[6]
Houdégbé died in Kpomassè on 9 December 2025, at the age of 80.[7]
References
- ^ Ayosso, Akpédjé; Fanou, Ignace B. (15 December 2025). "Décès du promoteur de l'université privée Houdégbé". 24 Heures au Bénin (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ Okanla, Karim; Dembowski, Hans (24 April 2019). "From boom to bust". D+C Development and Cooperation. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ Zohoun, Judicaël (23 June 2017). "Le Bénin un pays à produire des Chefs d'Etat pour la Centrafrique". 24 Heures au Bénin (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Pleins feux sur le professeur OCTAVE COSSI HOUDEGBE". Diplomatie Sud (in French). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ Hessoun, Charly (28 May 2015). "Election du bureau de l'assemblée: « l'argent a parlé dans le vote »". La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Liste des Députés de la 8ème Législature". National Assembly (in French).
- ^ Djogbénou, Edouard (15 December 2025). "Benin: former lawmaker Octave Cossi Houdégbé has died". Benin Web TV. Retrieved 18 December 2025.