Guy Nzouba-Ndama
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Richard Onouviet | |
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Born | 17 July 1946 |
Political party | Gabonese Democratic Party |
Guy Nzouba-Ndama (born 17 July 1946)[1] is a Gabonese politician who was President of the National Assembly of Gabon from 1997 to 2016. He previously served in the government of Gabon as Minister of National Education from 1987 to 1990 and was President of the Parliamentary Group of the Gabonese Democratic Party (Parti démocratique gabonais, PDG) from 1990 to 1996.
Background and early career
Nzouba-Ndama was born at
Political career
Nzouba-Ndama was first appointed to the government as Minister-Delegate under the Minister of State for Trade and Industry in March 1983. He was then appointed as Minister-Delegate under the Fourth Deputy Prime Minister for the Land-Survey Register, Housing and Lodgings in January 1986
Nzouba-Ndama retained his parliamentary seat in the
He was again re-elected as a Deputy in the
Nzouba-Ndama was a member of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union from 1999 to 2003. Subsequently, he was President of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie.[3]
Events since 2007
22-9-22 arrested with 1.9 million euro's in local currency.. tried to get it into his country. As of the 2000s, Nzouba-Ndama was a Vice-President of the PDG. He was President of the Preparatory Committee for the PDG's Ninth Congress, which was held on 19–21 September 2007; he was also chosen by President Bongo to lead the work of the congress.[12] Nzouba-Ndama met with Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, on 7 November 2008 to discuss cooperation.[13]
Following Omar Bongo's death in June 2009, Nzouba-Ndama was considered a supporter of Bongo's son
Nzouba-Ndama represented Gabon at the fourth ministerial meeting of the
In the
Nzouba-Ndama was re-elected as President of the National Assembly on 27 February 2012.[19] While most of the top officials who served under Omar Bongo lost their posts in the period that followed his death, Nzouba-Ndama was noted for his political survival, which was attributed to his loyalty to Ali Bongo.[2] He was present for the inauguration of Senegalese President Macky Sall on 2 April 2012.[2][20]
Despite his earlier loyalty to Ali Bongo, by 2015 tensions seemed to have developed between them, and Nzouba-Ndama was seen as being close to a dissenting faction within the PDG, known as "Heritage and Modernity". On 31 March 2016, Nzouba-Ndama resigned as President of the National Assembly.[21] He said that he chose to resign because of the government's hostility towards him.[22] Shortly thereafter, on 5 April 2016, he announced that he would stand as an independent candidate in the August 2016 presidential election.[21][22]
References
- ^ a b c d Janis Otsiemi, Guerre de succession au Gabon: les prétendants (2007), page 50 (in French).
- ^ a b c d Georges Dougueli, "Gabon : Guy Nzouba Ndama, Bongo forever", Jeune Afrique, 14 May 2012 (in French).
- ^ a b c d e CV at APF website (in French).
- ^ a b c "Nzouba Ndama Guy", Gabon: Les Hommes de Pouvoir, number 4, Africa Intelligence, 5 March 2002 (in French).
- ^ a b c d CV at osmosegabon.ifrance.com Archived 2007-06-15 at archive.today (in French).
- ^ "Oct 1988 – Cabinet changes-1988 budget-External debt arrangements", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 34, October 1988, Gabon, page 36,201.
- ^ Africa Contemporary Record (1995), volume 22, page 206.
- ^ "Dans la foulée des législatives; Le Premier ministre, reconduit, fait entrer des opposants au gouvernement" Archived 2008-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique Express, number 244, 6 February 2002 (in French).
- ^ "Gabon assembly Speaker visits Cameroon", Panapress, 15 February 2006.
- ^ "Gabon : Guy Nzouba-Ndama réélu Président de l’Assemblée nationale" Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, Infosplusgabon, 24 January 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Guy Nzouba Ndama réélu", L'Union, 25 January 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Gabon: 9ème Congrès du PDG / Guy Nzouba Ndama désigné à la présidence du bureau", Gabonews, 19 September 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Wu Bangguo wishes further parliamentary co-op between Gabon, China", Xinhua, 7 November 2008.
- ^ Georges Dougueli and Christophe Boisbouvier, "Parti présidentiel cherche candidat", Jeune Afrique, 23 June 2009 (in French).
- ^ "Bongo sworn in as Gabon president", Agence France-Presse, 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Chinese premier meets African leaders on ties, cooperation", Xinhua, 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Législatives 2011 au Gabon : Le PDG triomphe en Ogooué-Lolo" Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Infos Gabon, 20 December 2011 (in French).
- ^ "CEEAC: le président Déby Itno prône une politique volontariste d'intégration", Xinhua, 16 January 2012 (in French).
- ^ "Guy Nzouba reste au perchoir" Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Gaboneco, 28 February 2012 (in French).
- ^ "Macky Sall a prêté serment en tant que 4ème président", Gabonews, 2 April 2012 (in French).
- ^ a b "Gabon : Guy Nzouba-Ndama annonce sa candidature à la présidentielle", Jeune Afrique, 5 April 2016 (in French).
- ^ a b "Gabon former parliament speaker to challenge Bongo in polls", Reuters, 5 April 2016.