Augustin Andriamananoro

Augustin Andriamananoro
Augustin Andriamananoro in 2024
Deputy of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2024
ConstituencyAntananarivo I
Vice-President of the National Assembly
In office
12 July 2024 – 29 October 2025
Minister of Communication and Culture
In office
January 2024 – 17 April 2024
Personal details
Born (1968-08-14) August 14, 1968 (age 57)
Soamahamanina, Madagascar
PartyIRMAR

Augustin Andriamananoro (born 14 August 1968 in Soamahamanina) is a Malagasy politician. He has held ministerial office and, from May 2024, has served as a deputy in the National Assembly representing Antananarivo I. He served as Vice-President of the National Assembly from 12 July 2024 until 29 October 2025.

Early life and background

Augustin Andriamananoro was born on 14 August 1968, in Soamahamanina. According to local press, he comes from a modest family and completed his primary and secondary education in Antananarivo. [1]

Career in telecommunications and public administration

Andriamananoro has held senior positions within Madagascar’s telecommunications regulatory framework, notably serving as director-general of the national regulator OMERT. [2] He has participated publicly in sector conferences and telecommunications industry reviews. [3] Additionally, he has previously been involved in the governance of the national holding company (SONAPAR). [4]

Government ministries

Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies

He previously served in the communications and telecommunications sector as Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies. [3][5]

Minister of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries (2018–2019)

In 2018, he was appointed as Minister of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries, a position he held until 2019. [6][7]

Minister of Communication and Culture (January–April 2024)

In January 2024, Andriamananoro was appointed Minister of Communication and Culture. [8][9] He resigned on 17 April 2024, to run in the 2024 legislative elections. [10]

Legislative career

In May 2024, Andriamananoro was elected as deputy for the Antananarivo I constituency. [11] On 12 July 2024, he was elected as Vice-President of the National Assembly representing Antananarivo Province. [11] His vice-presidency ended on 29 October 2025, when a new Bureau Permanent was elected, and Ralambozafimbololona Razafitsimialona Andriantsivoafetra succeeded him. [12]

In December 2016, Andriamananoro was arrested during funeral ceremonies in the Antananarivo region amid allegations of involvement in protests against mining operations at Soamahamanina. [13][14][15] The court ultimately charged him only with participating in an unauthorized demonstration and issued a three-month suspended sentence. [14]

Personal life

Local press describes Andriamananoro as having been actively involved in communications, media, and ICT-related work prior to beginning his political career. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Augustin Andriamananoro. Bon anniversaire de notre confrère Midi Madagasikara !" (PDF). Madagate (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. ^ "ENTRETIEN UIT @ CMR-12: AUGUSTIN ANDRIAMANANORO, Directeur Général, OMERT, Madagascar". YouTube. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "SIIT 2009 ouvre ses portes". Madagascar-Tribune. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Analyse – Augustin Andriamananoro, un gouvernement de relais pour l'avènement de la IVème République". Madagate (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Le Ministre Augustin Andriamananoro – Acta non Verba !". Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. ^ "DECRET N° 2018-1008" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Toliara – IHSM An 25 : discours du ministre Augustin Andriamananoro". Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  8. ^ "COMMUNICATION ET CULTURE : le nouveau ministre s'engage à résoudre les problèmes de l'OMDA". L'Express de Madagascar (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Bureau Permanent – Deux anciens ministres et du sang neuf à la vice-présidence". Gasigasy (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Augustin Andriamananoro : « Je suis un candidat comme les autres après ma démission »". Moov (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Élection des membres du Bureau permanent". Assemblée nationale de Madagascar (in French). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Un nouveau Bureau Permanent pour l'Assemblée nationale – Continuité et renouveau à Tsimbazaza" (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Madagascar : arrestation d'un ancien ministre, membre du MAPAR". RFI. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Procès Andriamananoro – Verdict sous haute surveillance". L'Express de Madagascar. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Augustin Andriamananoro arrêté en plein enterrement". Madagascar-Tribune. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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