Worldwide Guide to Women
in Leadership
Female Burkina Faso Local Leaders
Also see Burkina Faso Ministers
1987-? High Commissioner for Ougadougou N.N.
1987-? High Commissioner for a province N.N.
1995-96 Prefcet Ruth Yaméogo née Sawadogo, Department of
Saaba in l’Oubritenga
1996-97 Secretary General of the Province of Bam and
Prefect of Kongoussi
1997-2002 High Commissioner of the Province du Kadiogo
2002-04 High Commissioner of the Province du Bazèga
2004-08 Governor of
Region Plateau Central
Mother of 5 children. (b. 1960-)
Before 2000- Vice-Mayor of Ougadougo and Councillor for Economy and Finance Kyemtore née Kamboy Yéri Adèle
Before 2000- Mayor of Bogodoge Drabo née Ouedraogo Zenabou
2004-08 Governor Fatimata Legma née Zetyenga, Region
Centre-Nord
2008-09 Governor of
Region Cascades
Also known as Legma
Zetiyenga Fatimata.
2004-08 Governor Pauline Marie Antoinette Hien Winkoun née
Somé, Region Centre-Sud
Ambassador
to Tunisia since 2008.
2008-11 Governor Viviane Yolande Compaoré-Ouedraogo, Region
Nord
Former MP.
2009-11 Governor Karimatou Jocelyne Vokouma née Boussari,
Region Cascades
Civil servant.
2011- Governor Mariam Diallo née Zoromé, Region Centre-Nord
2011- Governor Maïmouna Ouattara epousé Thiombiano, Region Centre-Sud
2011- Governor Kadidia Zampalégré née Sanogo, Region Sud-Ouest
Last updated 16.06.11