Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Republic of
Gabon/La République Gabonaise (female suffrage 1956)
A
former French Colony became an Autonomous Republic within the French Community
before gaining full independent 1960
Also see
Gabon Heads of State and
Gabon Parliament
1980-86
Minister of Social Affairs and Women Antoniette Oliveira
2009 Interim President Rose Francine
Rogombé née Etomba
As
President of the Senate 2009-15, she
was Deputy Head of State and became Interim President when President
Bongo died until his successor was elected (his son). She lived
(1942-2015).
1982-88
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Honorine Dossou-Naki
2002-07 Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals
2007 Minister of the Merchant Navy
and charged with Port Equipments
2007-09 Minister of State Control, Inspections, the Fight against Corruption and
Illegal Enrichment
2008-09 Vice-Premier Minister
Ambassador to France 1995-2002.
1982
Secretary of State of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and
Environmental Protection Dr. Rosie Abessolo
1982-?
Secretary of State of Justice and Keeper of the Seals Pauline Nyingone
1988-89 Secretary of State for Social Affairs
Gouveneur de la Province d'Estvaire in 1994.
1986-87
Minister of State by the Deputy Minister for Finance Chantal Lidji-Badinge
1987-90
Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals Sophie Ngwamassana
1987-89
Secretary of State for Women and Human Rights Rose Rogombe
1988-97
Secretary of State for Secondary Education and Science Pauline Nguéma-Obame
1990-91
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Co-operation and the Francophonie Lucie M’ba
1991-92 Minister of Public Health and Population
1992-circa 1997 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
1990-91
Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals Cécila Nkama
1991-93
Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reform Paulette Moussaune
1994-97 Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reform
1991-93
Minister of Education Paulette Moussavou Missambo
1992-93 Minister of State (Deputy Premier)
1994-97 Minister of Education and Training, Youth and Sport, Minister of
Women’s Affairs
1994-2000 Government Spokesperson
1997-2007 Minister of State
1997-2002 Minister of National Education
1999-2002 Minister of Labour and Human Resources
2001-2002 Minister of Employment and Professional Training
2002-
2004-07 Minister of Public Health
Originally the Post of Minister of State eqvivalent to the role of Deputy Premier,
but later the Post of Vice-Premier was introduced and she ranked 9th in her last
terms in office.
1991-94
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and the Francophonie Pascaline Mferri
Bongo
She later was Director of the Civil Cabinet of the President and in 2000
Ambassador to USA. She is the daughter of President Omar Bongo. (b. 1956-)
1992-93
Minister of Communication, Post and Telecommunication and Government
Spokeswoman
1993-94 Minister for Social Affairs and Relations with Assemblée Nationale Angèle
Ondo
1992
Deputy Minister of Women and Human Rights Yolande Biké
1993-97 Deputy Minister of Education, Sport and Women
2009 Minister of Tourism and National Parks
Ambassador to United Nations in Génève
1997-2004.
1997-98
Secretary of State of Labour Victoire Lasseny-DuBoze
1998-2000 Minister
of Family, Children's Welfare and
Women’s Advancement
1997-2000
Secretary of State of Social Affairs Angélique Ngoma
2000-07
Minister of Family, Children's
Welfare and Women’s
Advancement
2007-08 Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and charged with Family and Women’s
Advancement
2008-09 Minister of Social Affairs and
the Fight Against AIDS
2008-09 Minister Family and Women's Promotion
2009 Minister of Protection of Widows and Orphans
2009-11 Minister of Defence
2011-12 Minister of Labour and Employment, Social Prevision and Government
Spokesperson
After 2000 the government had no Secretaries of State
1999
Minister-Delegate of Finance, Budget and Privatization Yolande Assele Ebinda
2002-03 Deputy Minister of Planning and Development Programs
2003-04 Minister-Delegate of Planning and Development Programs
1999-2006
Minister-Delegate of Commerce, Tourism and Industrial Development
charged with Regional Integration Ursule Eike
2004-06 Minister of the Merchant Navy and charged
with Port Equipments Alice Lamou
2006-07 Minister for the Fight against AIDS charged with Children Orphaned because
of AIDS
2006-09 Vice-Premier Minister and Minister of Environment, Protection of the Nature, Research and Technology Georgette Koko
2006-07 Minister of Labour and Employment Christiane Bitoughat
2006-07 Minister of State Control and Inspections Francine Meviane
2006-07 Minister for the Promotion of the Private Sector, Social Economy and
Artisans Marie Missouloukagne
2006-07 Minister-Delegate of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, the Francophonie and
Regional Integration
2007-08 and 2008-11 Minister of Communication, Post and
Telecommunications and New Information Technologies
2008 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, the Francophonie and
Regional Integration Laure Olga Gondjout
2006-08 Minister-Delegate of of National
Education and Higher Education Solange Mabignath
2008-09 Minister-Delegate of Economy and Finance
2006-07 Minister-Delegate of Public Work, Administrative Reform and Modernisation
of the State
2007-08 Minister for the Fight against AIDS charged with Widows and Children Orphaned because
of AIDS
2007-08 Minister of Social Affairs and Solidarity
2008-09 Minister of Health
2009 Minister of Social Affairs, Solidarity and the Fight
against Aids
2013-15 Minister of Relations with the Constitutional Institutions and
Spokesperson of the Government
2015-16 Minister of Higher Education and
Scientific Research Denise Mekam'ne
2007 Minister-Delegate of Agriculture, Breeding and Rural Development Paulette Oyane Ondo
2007 Minister-Delegate of Housing and Urbain Affairs
Gisèle Luare Eyang Ntoutome
2007-08 Minister-Delegrate of Public Works, Infrastructure
and Construction, charged with Construction
2008-09 Minister-Delegate of Civil Service
2009
Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals
Pierrette Djouassa
2009-11 Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals Anicette Nang Ovika (Second in Cabinet)
2009-11 Minister of Health, Social Affairs, National Solidarity and the Family Alphonsine Mbie Na
2009-11 Minister-Delegate of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and the Francophonie Rose Bekale
2009-12 Minister-Delegate of Economy, Commerce, Industry and
Tourism Françoise Assengone Obame
2012-13 Minister-Delegate of Numeric Economy,
Communication and the Post
2016- Minister-Delegate at the Ministry of
Agriculture, charged with Agro-industry
2011-13 Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals
Ida Reteno Assonouet
2012-13 Minister
of Human Rights and Relations with the Constitutional Institutions and
Government Spokesperson
2013-15 Minister of Culture, the Arts and Civic
Education
2011-12 Minister of Technical Education and Professional Training Célestine Oguewa, épouse Ba
2012-13 Minister-Delegate of Agriculture, Live Stock and Rural Development
2015-16 Minister-Delegate of Health Social Provision and National
Solidarity
From 2015 Delegate Minister jointly with Marie-Françoise Dikoumba
2011-13 Minister-Delegate of Health, Social Affairs, National Solidarity
and the Family Claudine Minvoula
2012-13 Minister of Family and Social
Affairs Honorine Nzet Biteghe
2012 Minister of the Budget, Public Accounts and Civil Service Christiane Rose Ossoucah Raponda
2012-13 Minister-Delegate of Health Alice Bikissa Nembe
2012-13 Minister-Delegate of Housing Christiane Leckat
2012-13 Minister-Delegate of Technical Education and Professional Training Paulette Monguengui
2013-16 Minister of Social Provision and National Solidarity Brigitte Mba Anguillet
2013-16 Minister of Culture, the Arts and Civic Education Ida Reteno Assonouet
2013-15 Minister of Transport Paulette Mengue M’Owono
2015-16
Minister of Culture, Arts and Civic Education
2013-16 Minister-Delegate of Health Social Provision and National
Solidarity Marie-Françoise Dikoumba
From 2015 jointly with Célestine Oguewa
Ba
2015- Minister of Commerce and Tourism Madelaine Berre
2015-16 Minister of Small and Medium Sized Entreprises,
Artisans and Service Development
2016- Minister of Promotion of Private
Investments and Industry
2015-16 Minister of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources, Forests and the Ocean Flore Mistoul
2015- Minister of Equality and Gabonese Abroad Patricia Taye
2016- Minister-Delegate of Labour, charged with Professional Education
2015-16 Minister-Delegation of Professional Education and Integration of Youth
Nicole Assélé
2016- Minister of Youth and Sports
2015-16 Minister-Delegate of Sustainable Development, Economy, Investment Promotion and Prospectives Marie Julie Biloghe
2015-16 Minister-Delegate of Sustainable Development, Economy,
Investment Promotion and Prospectives Chantal Mebale
2016- Minister-Delegate
of Budget, charged with Budget and Pension Financing
2015-16 Minister-Delegate of Commerce, Small and Medium Sized Entreprises, Artisans, Tourism and Service Development
2016- Minister-Delegate of Promotion of Private Investments, charged with
Tourism and Industry Irène Lindzondzo
2016- Minister of Forestry Economy,
Fish and Environment, charged with Protection and Establishment of Ecosystems
Estelle Ondo
2016- Minister of Transport and Logistics Flavienne Mfoumou
Ondo
2016- Minister-Delegate of Urban Affairs, charged with Social
Housing Edwige Essoukou, épouse Betha
2016- Minister-Delegate of
Interior, charged with Decentralisation and Local Development Lucienne
Gouwalanga Awore
2016- Minister-Delegate of National Education, charged
with Primary Education Lucie Akalane
Last update 10.10.16