Christian Ntsay

Christian Louis Ntsay (born 27 March 1961) is a Malagasy politician who has been the 28th Prime Minister of Madagascar since 2018, and was the acting President in 2023. Prior to his tenure as prime minister he was Minister of Tourism from 2002 to 2003 and Madagascar's representative to the International Labour Organization from 2008 to 2018.

Christian Ntsay
Ntsay in 2020
28th Prime Minister of Madagascar
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2018
President	See list Hery Rajaonarimampianina Rivo Rakotovao (acting) Andry Rajoelina Himself (acting) Richard Ravalomanana (acting) Andry Rajoelina
Preceded by	Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana
Acting President of Madagascar
In office 9 September 2023 – 27 October 2023
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Andry Rajoelina
Succeeded by	Richard Ravalomanana (acting)
Personal details
Born	Christian Louis Ntsay (1961-03-27) 27 March 1961 (age 64) Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar
Political party	Independent
Children	2

Early life

Christian Louis Ntsay was born in Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar, on 27 March 1961. He graduated from the University of Antananarivo with a Bachelor of Economics degree after attending from 1982 to 1985, and from the Centers for Financial, Economic and Banking Studies in Paris, France, with a doctorate in business management and direction techniques after attending from 1985 to 1986.^[1]

Career

Main article: Ntsay government

The Radio Fréquence Plus Madagascar was founded by Ntsay and he served as its first president from 1992 to 2001. He was the general manager of the SOLIMA oil company in Madagascar from 1993 to 1997.^[1]

From 1998 to 2007, Ntsay was a consultant for the World Bank, European Union, International Trade Centre, United Nations Development Programme, and United Nations Population Fund. He was the Minister of Tourism from 2002 to 2003. Ntasy was Madagascar's representative to the International Labour Organization from 2008 to 4 June 2018.^[1]

Prime Minister Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana resigned on 4 June 2018.^[2] President Hery Rajaonarimampianina appointed Ntasy to replace Solonandrasana as prime minister.^[3] Ntsay was acting president in charge of a national unity government before the 2023 presidential election. 11 of the 13 presidential candidates accused Ntsay, who was aligned with Andry Rajoelina, of performing an institutional coup.^[4][5]

Personal life

Ntsay is the father of two children. He can speak Malagasy, English, and French.^[1]