Paulette Missambo
President of the Senate of Gabon
Assumed office
18 September 2023
PresidentBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
Preceded byLucie Milebou Aubusson
Member of the National Assembly of Gabon
In office
1991–2009
PresidentOmar Bongo
Ministerial offices
Minister of Public Health
In office
4 September 2006  28 December 2007
PresidentOmar Bongo
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
In office
27 January 2002  4 September 2006
PresidentOmar Bongo
Minister of Labor, Employment and Vocational Training
In office
25 January 1999  27 January 2002
PresidentOmar Bongo
Minister of State
In office
January 28, 1997  28 December 2007
PresidentOmar Bongo
Minister of National Education
In office
21 June 1991  25 March 1994
PresidentOmar Bongo
Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms
In office
26 November 1990  21 June 1991
PresidentOmar Bongo
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born (1949-09-20) September 20, 1949
Political partyNation Union (since 2009)
Other political
affiliations
Gabonese Democratic Party (prior to 2009)
EducationOmar Bongo University
Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III

Paulette Missambo is a Gabonese politician who has served as the president of the Senate of Gabon since 18 September 2023.

Early life and education

Paulette Missambo was born on 20 September 1949 in Kessipoughou, Ogooué-Lolo Province, Gabon. She attended Omar Bongo University in Libreville, Gabon and graduated from Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III in Lille, France with a Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, and Diploma in Advanced Studies in french linguistics. She returned to Gabon and in 1982 was appoint principal at Port-Gentil National High School, making her the first woman principal in Gabon.[1]

Political career

Missambo was appointed Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms on 26 November 1990 and served until 21 June 1991. She was elected to the National Assembly of Gabon in 1991 as a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party and served until 2009.[1] She represented Libreville.[2] From 21 June 1991 to 25 March 1994, she served as the Minister of National Education. From January 28, 1997 to 28 December 2007, she served as the first woman Minister of State. She also served as the Minister of Labor, Employment and Vocational Training between 25 January 1999 and 27 January 2002; Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation between 27 January 2002 to 4 September 2006; and Minister of Public Health between 4 September 2006 and 28 December 2007.[1]

In 2009 she left the Gabonese Democratic Party and joined the Nation Union party.[3] In 2021, she was elected the head of the party, making her the first woman to head a political party in Gabon.[4] She was appointed president of the Senate of Gabon on 18 September 2023 after the 2023 Gabonese coup d'état.[5]

Honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hon. Paulette Missambo". fawe.org. Forum for African Woman Educationalists. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. "Liste Alphabétique des Députés". Assemblee Nationale du Gabon. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  3. Goma, Yves-Laurent (21 May 2023). "Gabon: Paulette Missambo investie candidate de l'Union nationale à la présidentielle". rfi (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. Goma, Yves-Laurent (14 November 2021). "Gabon: Paulette Missambo élue présidente du parti d'opposition Union nationale". rfi (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. "Gabon: ex-opposition and former pro-Bongo at the head of Parliament". Africanews. 12 September 2023. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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