Angélique Ngoma Explained

Angélique Ngoma is a Gabonese politician who served as Minister of Defence from October 2009 to January 2011.

Career

Ngoma was a national delegate of the Women's Union of the Gabonese Democratic Party.[1] She served as Minister for Family, Child Welfare and Advancement of Women from 1999 until 2009.[2] In October 2009, she was appointed Minister of Defence by President Ali Bongo Ondimba, one of the few ministers to be reappointed.[3] [4] [5] In 2011, she was appointed Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Welfare.[2]

In June 2015, Ngoma was elected to the National Assembly for the second seat of Lower Banio.[6] [7] As of 2017, she is President of the Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabon : Angélique Ngoma dans le grand nord. French. 29 July 2009. 24 June 2017. Ogooue Infos.
  2. Web site: French. Le Nouveau Government Gabonais. IZF.net. 2017-06-23. 2017-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831043259/http://www.izf.net/pages/nouveau-gouvernement-gabonais. dead.
  3. Web site: Angélique Ngoma. French. Marwane. Ben Yahmed. 9 November 2009. 23 June 2017. Jeune Afrique.
  4. Web site: Gabon : Angélique Ngoma, dure, dure, d'être Ministre de la défense.. French. Libre Gabon. 19 June 2010. 24 June 2017. A. M.. Dworaczek-Bendome. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831083027/http://www.gabonlibre.com/Gabon-Angelique-Ngoma-dure-dure-d-etre-Ministre-de-la-defense_a4952.html. 31 August 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Women in two important posts in slimline Gabon cabinet. 18 October 2009. 24 June 2017. RFI.
  6. Web site: Gestion des déchets: Angélique Ngoma en guerre contre le plastique. French. 29 April 2016. 24 June 2017. Griffin. Ondo Nzuey. Gabon Review.
  7. Web site: La commission de loi reçoit Angelique Ngoma député à l'assemblée nationale. French. 11 June 2015. 24 June 2017. Libreville.com.
  8. Web site: Gabon Launches Parliamentary Conservation Caucus. 22 February 2017. 24 June 2017. International Conservation Caucus Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20170521094227/http://www.internationalconservation.org/iccf-launches-gabon-parliamentary-conservation-caucus-at-central-african-inter-parliamentary-summit. 21 May 2017. dead.