Grégoire Laourou: key obituary facts
Is Grégoire Laourou dead? Yes. Grégoire Laourou died on August 24, 2026, at age 73.
Cause of death: Grégoire Laourou's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Grégoire Laourou known for?
He was a Beninois politician.
More about Grégoire Laourou
Place of birth: Bantè.
Gender: male.
Occupation: politician, minister.
Nationality: Benin.
Grégoire Laourou, the Beninese politician who served as minister of finance, died on August 24, 2026, aged 73.
A native of Bantè, he was elected to parliament on several occasions and held ministerial office in the government of Mathieu Kérékou. Laourou later returned to the National Assembly, winning election in 2007 and again in 2011, when he chaired the finance committee.
His career placed him among the notable political figures of Benin in the years following Kérékou’s administration.