He served in the government of Togo as Minister of Youth and Sports from September 2006[3][4] to June 2007 and was a member of the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT).
[4] Attipoé was a campaign director for RPT candidate Faure Gnassingbé in the presidential election held on 24 April 2005.
[5] Attipoé, a member of the RPT's Central Committee,[6] was appointed as Minister of Youth and Sports in the government named on 20 September 2006.
[3] He died in a Paramount Airlines helicopter crash on 3 June 2007 at the Lungi International Airport near Freetown, Sierra Leone[2][7][8] along with 21 other people.
[8] Attipoé was part of a Togolese delegation attending an African Nations Cup football qualifying match played in Freetown between Sierra Leone and Togo; after the match, they were flown to the airport, where the helicopter caught on fire and crashed as it attempted to land.