Paulette Missambo: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
mNo edit summary |
m Sort Template:Expand language by topic |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Gabonese politician}} |
{{Short description|Gabonese politician}} |
||
{{Expand French}} |
{{Expand French|topic=bio}} |
||
{{Infobox officeholder |
{{Infobox officeholder |
||
| honorific_prefix = |
| honorific_prefix = |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
| image = |
| image = |
||
| caption = |
| caption = |
||
| office = President of the |
| office = [[President of the Senate of Gabon]] |
||
| term_start = |
| term_start = 18 September 2023 |
||
| term_end = |
| term_end = |
||
| president = [[Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema]] |
| president = [[Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema]] |
||
| predecessor = |
| predecessor = [[Lucie Milebou Aubusson]] |
||
| successor = |
| successor = |
||
| office2 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Gabon]] |
| office2 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Gabon]] |
||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
| predecessor4 = |
| predecessor4 = |
||
| successor4 = |
| successor4 = |
||
| |
|office5 = Minister of Labor, Employment and Vocational Training |
||
| |
| term_start5 = 25 January 1999 |
||
| |
| term_end5 = 27 January 2002 |
||
| president5 = Omar Bongo |
|||
| predecessor5 = |
|||
| successor5 = |
|||
|office6 = Minister of State |
|||
| term_start6 = January 28, 1997 |
|||
| term_end6 = 28 December 2007 |
|||
| president6 = Omar Bongo |
| president6 = Omar Bongo |
||
| predecessor6 = |
| predecessor6 = |
||
| successor6 = |
| successor6 = |
||
|office7 = Minister of |
|office7 = Minister of National Education |
||
| term_start7 = |
| term_start7 = 21 June 1991 |
||
| term_end7 = |
| term_end7 = 25 March 1994 |
||
| president7 = Omar Bongo |
| president7 = Omar Bongo |
||
| predecessor7 = |
| predecessor7 = |
||
| successor7 = |
| successor7 = |
||
|office8 = Minister of |
|office8 = Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms |
||
| term_start8 = |
| term_start8 = 26 November 1990 |
||
| term_end8 = |
| term_end8 = 21 June 1991 |
||
| president8 = Omar Bongo |
| president8 = Omar Bongo |
||
| predecessor8 = |
| predecessor8 = |
||
| Line 71: | Line 77: | ||
==Political career== |
==Political career== |
||
Missambo was appointed Minister of |
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.<ref name="FAWE bio" /> She represented [[Libreville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assemblee.ga/article.php3?id_article=4|title=Liste Alphabétique des Députés|publisher=[[National Assembly of Gabon|Assemblee Nationale du Gabon]]|accessdate=26 January 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref name="FAWE bio" /> |
||
In 2009 she left the Gabonese Democratic Party and joined the [[National Union (Gabon)|Nation Union]] party.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goma |first1=Yves-Laurent |title=Gabon: Paulette Missambo investie candidate de l'Union nationale à la présidentielle |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20230521-gabon-paulette-missambo-investie-candidate-de-l-union-nationale-%C3%A0-la-pr%C3%A9sidentielle |access-date=23 September 2023 |work=rfi |date=21 May 2023 |language=French}}</ref> In 2021, she was elected the head of the party, making her the first woman to head a political party in Gabon.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goma |first1=Yves-Laurent |title=Gabon: Paulette Missambo élue présidente du parti d'opposition Union nationale |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20211114-gabon-paulette-missambo-%C3%A9lue-pr%C3%A9sidente-du-parti-d-opposition-union-nationale |access-date=23 September 2023 |work=rfi |date=14 November 2021 |language=French}}</ref> She was appointed president of the [[Senate of Gabon]] on 18 September 2023 after the [[2023 Gabonese coup d'état]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 September 2023 |title=Gabon: ex-opposition and former pro-Bongo at the head of Parliament |url=https://www.africanews.com/2023/09/12/gabon-ex-opposition-and-former-pro-bongo-at-the-head-of-parliament/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |publisher=Africanews |language=en |archive-date=12 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912213425/https://www.africanews.com/2023/09/12/gabon-ex-opposition-and-former-pro-bongo-at-the-head-of-parliament/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
|||
==Honors== |
==Honors== |
||
| Line 83: | Line 91: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Missambo, Paulette}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Missambo, Paulette}} |
||
[[Category:21st-century Gabonese politicians]] |
[[Category:21st-century Gabonese politicians]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:21st-century Gabonese women]] |
||
[[Category:Presidents of the Senate of Gabon]] |
|||
[[Category:Women government ministers of Gabon]] |
|||
[[Category:Health ministers of Gabon]] |
[[Category:Health ministers of Gabon]] |
||
[[Category:Transport ministers of Gabon]] |
[[Category:Transport ministers of Gabon]] |
||
[[Category:Education ministers of Gabon]] |
[[Category:Education ministers of Gabon]] |
||
[[Category:1949 births]] |
|||
[[Category:Living people]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 00:01, 30 May 2024
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Paulette Missambo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate of Gabon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 18 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lucie Milebou Aubusson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the National Assembly of Gabon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1991–2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Omar Bongo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 20, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Nation Union (since 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Gabonese Democratic Party (prior to 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bildung | Omar 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Officer of the French Legion of Honour[1]
- Commander of the Ordre des Palmes académiques[1]
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Equatorial Star[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Hon. Paulette Missambo". fawe.org. Forum for African Woman Educationalists. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Liste Alphabétique des Députés". Assemblee Nationale du Gabon. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Goma, Yves-Laurent (14 November 2021). "Gabon: Paulette Missambo élue présidente du parti d'opposition Union nationale". rfi (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "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.