Élie Doté
Élie Doté (born 9 July 1948) is a Central African politician. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from June 2005 to January 2008. Biography Born in Bangui on 9 July 1948, Doté has a doctorate degree in rural economy from the University of Montpellier in France. He worked at the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Ministry from 1974 to 1980 before becoming an expert at the African Development Bank (ADB) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. At the ADB, he held various portfolios within the agro-economic field. His last post at the ADB was that of chief of agriculture and rural development from 2001 to 2005. Doté received the National Order of Burkina Faso on 8 April 2005. His appointment as Prime Minister by President François Bozizé on 13 June 2005, following a presidential and parliamentary election, was considered surprising; Doté, who had previously been working outside the country in Tunis for the ADB, was at the time largely unknown in CAR. Pierre Gonifei-Ngaibonanou had met Doté in Tunis and mentioned he would be a good candidate for prime minister to Bozizé. In the end, he was chosen for his "technocratic qualities" and was responsible for implementing the development program