Daouda Sow

Who was Daouda Sow?

Daouda Sow was a Senegalese politician and legislator. Sow served as the President of the National Assembly of Senegal for fourteen years, from 1984 until 1998. Sow was a member of the Socialist Party of Senegal and served as the party's Secretary General.

Sow first joined the Senegalese Popular Bloc in 1956.

He was elected as a member of the Senegalese Parliament from 1963 until 1970. He became Senegal's Minister of Health under President Abdou Diouf in 1970, a position he held until 1972. He next served as the country's Minister of Communications and Relations with Parliament, as well as a spokesperson for the government, from 1973 until 1980.

In 1981, Sow became the Minister of Defense within the first administration of President Habib Thiam. One year later, in 1982, Sow also became the Defense Minister within the first cabinet of the now defunct Senegambia Confederation.

Sow was elected the President of the National Assembly of Senegal on April 12, 1984, succeeding Habib Thiam. He was re-elected in April 1988. He was forced to resign as President of the Assembly on December 9, 1998, and was succeeded by Abdul Aziz Ndaw.

Sow remained a member of the PS until his death.