Tertius Zongo

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Tertius Zongo (born 18 May 1957) has been the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso since June 2007. Zongo was born in Koudougou. He has an extensive background in economics and accounting. He became Deputy Minister for Budget and Planning, under the Minister of the Economy, Finances, and Planning, in June 1995; in February 1996 he became government spokesman in addition to his role as Deputy Minister, and he remained government spokesman until November 2000.