charles bila kaboré was appointed technical advisor to the minister of the interior and security in 1961, before becoming treasurer general of upper volta and member of the economic and social council. from october 1963 to december 1965, he held the post of minister of finance, before taking the ministry of public health until the fall of the first republic, in january 1966. financial advisor and secretary general of the presidency of the republic until 1975, charles bila kaboré is appointed deputy governor of the bceao (central bank of west african states) until 1982. he is then technical adviser and secretary general of the burkinabe presidency before taking his retirement in 1985.