Amath Dansokho

He was Secretary-General of the Party of Independence and Work (PIT) for years;[2] he also served in the government of Senegal as Minister of Urban Planning and Housing from 1991 to 1995 and again, briefly, in 2000.

[4] From April 1991 to September 1995, Dansokho served in the government as Minister of Urban Planning and Housing;[5] he was re-elected to the National Assembly in 1993 and 1998.

Dansokho was accused of selling lands around the international airport while he was Minister of Urban Planning and of embezzling 17 million CFA francs as mayor of Kédougou.

Dansokho was not included on the municipal candidate list of the Benno Siggil Senegaal opposition coalition for Kédougou in the March 2009 local elections.

Sall defeated Wade, and after taking office he appointed Dansokho as Special Adviser to the President, with the rank of Minister of State, in April 2012.