Mame Madior Boye (Wolof: Maam Maajoor Bóoy; born 7 December 1940)[1] is a Senegalese politician who served as Prime Minister of Senegal from 2001 to 2002.
In 1963, she enrolled at the Faculty of Legal and Economic Sciences at the University of Dakar and then continued her training at the National Center for Judicial Studies (CNEJ) in Paris until 1969.
She was a founder and the first woman president of the Association of Senegalese Lawyers from 1975 to 1990,[1] then became the Director of Engagements for the West African Banking Company (Compagnie bancaire de l'Afrique Occidentale, CBAO) from September 1990 to April 2000.
Moustapha Niasse resigned and Boye was appointed by Wade as Prime Minister on 3 March 2001, two months before the legislative elections.
Efforts were directed towards bolstering education and healthcare, enhancing salaries, curbing youth unemployment, and supporting the agricultural sector.
[12][verification needed] Later, in September 2004, Boye was appointed by Alpha Oumar Konaré as the African Union's Special Representative for the promotion of the protection of civilians in armed conflicts.