Serigne Lamine Diop (28 April 1935 - 16 December 2008)[1] was a Senegalese statistician and politician, who held several ministerial positions during the presidency of Abdou Diouf.
He then pursued higher education at the faculty of sciences in the University of Dakar, receiving a certificate in general mathematics and physics.
He moved on from this position in 1978, when he was appointed Secretary of State for the Budget, while Abdou Diouf was prime minister.
Diop's political career began in 1981 when he became Minister of Rural Development in Habib Thiam's government.
He remained active after that and was President of the Board of Directors of the Senegalese National Society of Water Usage (SONEES), from 1993 to 1995, then President of the Board of Directors of the Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie du Sénégal (BICIS) until 2001.