André Resampa

André Resampa
Interior Minister
In office May 1959 – February 1971
Preceded by	None (position first established)
Succeeded by	Philibert Tsiranana
First Vice President of Madagascar
In office October 1970 – February 1971
President	Philibert Tsiranana
Preceded by	Calvin Tsiebo
Succeeded by	Calvin Tsiebo
Personal details
Born	(1924-06-24)24 June 1924 Mandabe, Madagascar
Died	17 May 1993(1993-05-17) (aged 68) Madagascar
Political party	Social Democratic Party

André Resampa (24 June 1924 – 17 May 1993) was a Malagasy politician who was the influential Interior Minister of Madagascar at the beginning of the independence in 1960, and appointed as 1st Vice President of Madagascar from October 1970 until February 1971.

Biography

Born on 24 June 1924, in Mandabe (Mahabo District). He went to Mandabe's primary school then to the regional school of Morondava. He attended courses at the Administrative Section of Ecole Le Myre de vilers where he graduated. He then entered the Administration as a Writer-Interpret and changed his way to Judicial Services and became Court Secretary. He earned a Law Certificate and was named Director of Court Secretaries.

Political career

Recipient of six honors, he was elected member of the Tulear's Provincial Assembly in 1952, and was reelected in 1957. That same year, he was designated to become Parliament Representative, then elected member of the National Assembly in October 1958. Meanwhile, he had been elected member of the Government Counsel on May 27, 1957, as the Education Minister and later on Social Affairs. Nominated in May 1959, as Interior Minister, he kept his mandate after the 10 October 1960's Constitution of the Government became effective. He continued as minister of interior in 1965.