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Lionel Zinsou (born 23 October 1953) is a French–Beninese economist and investment banker who has been Prime Minister of Benin since 2015. ==Life and career== Zinsou's father was born in Benin, then Dahomey. Zinsou is a nephew of Émile Derlin Zinsou, who was President of Dahomey from 1968 to 1969.〔Edmond D'Almeida, ("Bénin : cinq choses à savoir sur Lionel Zinsou, le nouveau Premier ministre" ), ''Jeune Afrique'', 19 June 2015 .〕 Zinsou, who was born in Paris, is a graduate of the ''École Normale Supérieure'' and the London School of Economics. He developed a close association with the French Socialist politician Laurent Fabius and worked under Fabius in the mid-1980s while the latter was in government.〔 Zinsou was a partner in bankers Rothschilds before joining the investment fund PAI Partners in 2008. He was also Special Adviser to the President of Benin, Yayi Boni, from 2006 to 2011.〔 In 2013, his Zinsou Foundation opened in Ouidah, Benin, the first museum of contemporary art in sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa.〔Philippe Dagen, ("Benin blazes a trail for African modern art with opening of museum in Ouidah" ), ''The Guardian'', 6 January 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.〕 On 18 June 2015, President Yayi Boni appointed Zinsou as Prime Minister of Benin, along with a 27-member government, and assigned him responsibility for economic development.〔("Bénin: Lionel Zinsou nommé Premier ministre" ), Radio France Internationale, 19 June 2015 .〕 The post of Prime Minister does not exist in the 1990 constitution, and for most of Yayi Boni's presidency—and most of the period since the constitution came into effect—no one held the post. Zinsou's appointment came less than 10 months before the end of the President's second term, and as the latter is barred from seeking re-election, some viewed the appointment as possibly being a signal that Zinsou was his chosen successor.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lionel Zinsou」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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