Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové
Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové | |
|---|---|
| 5th President of Togo | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Faure Gnassingbé |
| Preceded by | Faure Gnassingbé |
| Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts | |
| In office 20 June 2005 – 6 December 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Edem Kodjo Yawovi Agboyibo |
| Preceded by | Tankpadja Lalle |
| Succeeded by | Yandja Yentchabré |
| Vice President of the Pan-African Patriotic Convergence | |
| In office 15 August 1999 – 6 December 2007 | |
| President | Edem Kodjo |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 6 February 1967 – 21 November 1974 | |
| Minister | Joachim Hunlede |
| Succeeded by | Kouanvi Tigoue (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean-Lucien Kwassi Lanyo Savi de Tové 7 May 1939 |
| Party | CPP (since 1999) |
| Other political affiliations | PDU (1991–1999) Independent (before 1969; 1986–1991; 1994) RPT (1969–1986) |
| Parent(s) | Jonathan Savi de Tové Regina Bruce |
| Education | Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux Sorbonne University University of Naples Federico II |
Jean-Lucien Kwassi Lanyo Savi de Tové (born 7 May 1939) is a Togolese politician and civil servant who has been serving as the fifth president of Togo since 2025. A member of the Pan-African Patriotic Convergence (CPP), he was previously the Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts in the governments of Edem Kodjo and Yawovi Agboyibo from 2005 to 2007.
A former opposition leader, Savi de Tové was imprisoned several times during the presidency of Gnassingbé Eyadéma before joining the government. After the founding of the Pan-African Patriotic Convergence (CPP) in 1999, Savi de Tové was appointed vice president. In the 2007 parliamentary election, he was a candidate for the National Assembly, but then lost. In December of that year, he was dismissed from the government which was also the same day where he subsequently resigened as vice president of the CPP.
In May 2025, Savi de Tové was unanimously elected president by the National Assembly following a 2024 constitutional reform which changed the presidency from being an executive leader elected by direct popular vote to being a ceremonial role indirectly elected by the National Assembly, with most of the previous powers held by the presidency being transferred to a new office called the president of the Council of Ministers. Savi de Tové took office succeeding Faure Gnassingbé, the son of Eyadéma, who subsequently took office as head of government as president of the Council of Ministers, retaining most of his executive power. Aged nearly 86 when taking office, Savi de Tové is the oldest person to become president.