Paulette Missambo Explained

Paulette Missambo
Native Name Lang:fr
Term Start:18 September 2023
Term Start2:1991
Term End2:2009
President2:Omar Bongo
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Office3:Minister of Public Health
Term Start3:4 September 2006
Term End3:28 December 2007
President3:Omar Bongo
Office4:Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
Term Start4:27 January 2002
Term End4:4 September 2006
President4:Omar Bongo
Office5:Minister of Labor, Employment and Vocational Training
Term Start5:25 January 1999
Term End5:27 January 2002
President5:Omar Bongo
Office6:Minister of State
Term Start6:January 28, 1997
Term End6:28 December 2007
President6:Omar Bongo
Office7:Minister of National Education
Term Start7:21 June 1991
Term End7:25 March 1994
President7:Omar Bongo
Office8:Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms
Term Start8:26 November 1990
Term End8:21 June 1991
President8:Omar Bongo
Birth Date:20 September 1949
Party:Nation Union (since 2009)
Otherparty:Gabonese Democratic Party (prior to 2009)
Education: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

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. 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.

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

Notes and References

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