Gabon: The transitional government has been named. Raymond Ndong Sima appoints 25 members of staff
The members of Gabon’s new executive have been known for three days. With a total of 26 members, the government unveiled by Raymond NDONG SIMA is made up of former opponents and ex-ministers of ousted President Ali Bongo, as well as members of the military and civil society. Surprisingly, apart from the new head of government, there are no prominent figures from the former opposition in the presidential election (Alternance 2023) in the new executive. Neither the coalition candidate Albert ONDO OSSA, nor Alexandre BARRO Chambrier of the Rally for the Homeland and Modernity (RPM), or Paulette MISSAMBO, of the Union nationale (UN) are included.
Here is the list:
- Prime Minister, Head of Government
Raymond NDONG SIMA
- Minister for Institutional Reform
Murielle MINKUE married name MINTSA
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, with responsibility for sub-regional integration and Gabonese living abroad
Régis ONANGA N’DIAYE
- Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals, Government Spokesman
Paul-Marie GONDJOUT
. Minister for Health and Social Affairs
Adrien MONGONGOU
- Minister for National Education, with responsibility for civic training
Camélia NTOUTOUME- LECLERCQ
- Minister for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Innovation
Hervé NDOUME-ESSINGONE
- Minister for Labour and the Fight against Unemployment
Solange NGIAKIÉ
- Minister for the Civil Service and Capacity Building
Raphaël Ngazouzet
- Minister for Public Works
Flavien NZIENGUI NZOUDOU
· Minister for Housing, Town Planning and Land Registry
Ludovic MENIE
- Minister for Culture, Youth, Sports and the Arts
André Jacques AUGAND
- Minister for Water and Forests, responsible for environmental protection, climate and human-wildlife conflict
Colonel Maurice TOSSUET
- Minister for Petroleum
Marcel ABEKE
- Minister for Mines
Hervé Patrick OPIANGAH
- Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Jonathan IGNOUMBA
- Minister of Transport, Shipping and the Sea
Captain Loïc MOUDOUMA NDINGA
- Minister for Energy and Hydraulic Resources
Jeannot CALIMA
- Minister for Trade, SMEs and SMIs, with responsibility for income-generating activities
Patricia NJAPANO
- Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts
Pascal NGOWET SIFFON
- Minister for New Technologies, Information and Communication, CTRI Spokesperson
Lieutenant-Colonel Ulrich MANFOUMBI
- Minister of Public Accounts
Charles MBA
- Minister for the Economy and Investments
Mays MOUISSI
- Minister Delegate to the Presidency, in charge of National Defence
Brigadier General Brigitte ONKANDOWA
- Minister Delegate to the Presidency, in charge of the Interior and Security
Hermann IMMONGAULT
- Minister attached to the Minister for Health and Social Affairs
Françoise MAKAYA widow MBOU
