| Office: | 6th Vice President of Gabon |
| President: | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
| Term Start: | 9 January 2023 |
| Term End: | 30 August 2023 |
| Successor: | Joseph Owondault Berre |
| Office1: | 12th Prime Minister of Gabon |
| President1: | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
| Term Start1: | 16 July 2020 |
| Term End1: | 9 January 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Julien Nkoghe Bekale |
| Successor1: | Alain Claude Bilie By Nze |
| Office2: | Defense Minister of Gabon |
| President2: | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
| Primeminister2: | Julien Nkoghe Bekale |
| Term Start2: | 12 February 2019 |
| Term End2: | 16 July 2020 |
| Predecessor2: | Étienne Massard Kabinda Makaga |
| Successor2: | Michael Moussa Adamo |
| Office3: | Mayor of Libreville |
| Term Start3: | 26 January 2014 |
| Term End3: | 12 February 2019 |
| Predecessor3: | Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane |
| Successor3: | Léandre Nzué |
| Office4: | Minister of Budget, Public Accounts and Civil Service |
| President4: | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
| Primeminister4: | Raymond Ndong Sima |
| Term Start4: | 27 February 2012 |
| Term End4: | 25 January 2014 |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Franceville, Gabon |
| Nationality: | Gabonese |
| Occupation: | Economist |
| Party: | Gabonese Democratic Party |
Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda (born 30 June 1963[1] [2] [3]) is a Gabonese politician who served as the vice president of Gabon from January to August 2023, making her the country's first female vice president.[4] [5] [6] She previously served as Prime Minister of Gabon from July 2020 to January 2023, she was also the country's first female prime minister.[7] She also served as the mayor of Libreville and later as the country's defense minister from February 2019 to July 2020.
Raponda was born on 30 June 1963 in Franceville.[8] Raponda is a member of the Mpongwe people. Raponda received a degree in economics and public finance from the Gabonese Institute of Economy and Finance.[9]
Raponda worked as Director General of the Economy and Deputy Director General the Housing Bank of Gabon.[9] She served as minister of budget and public finance from February 2012 until January 2014.[9] [10] Raponda was elected mayor of the capital city Libreville on 26 January 2014, representing the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party.[11] She was the first woman to hold the position since 1956 and she served until 2019.[12] [13] She also became president of United Cities and Local Governments Africa.[14]
On 12 February 2019, Raponda was appointed as the Defense Minister of Gabon by president Ali Bongo Ondimba after the failed coup in January 2019.[13] [15] [16] Raponda replaced Etienne Massard Kabinda Makaga, a member of the Bongo family, who had held the position since 2016.[17] On 16 July 2020, Raponda was appointed as the Prime Minister of Gabon, after her predecessor Julien Nkoghe Bekale stepped down.[12] She is the first woman to hold the position. Her appointment was the fourth cabinet shuffle by Ondimba since the failed coup[18] and occurred amid the dual health and economic crises due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall in the price of oil, one of the country's main resources.[19]
On 30 August 2023 another coup succeeded, and Raponda was removed from power.
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