Rose Christiane Raponda | |
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6th Vice President of Gabon | |
In office 9 January 2023 – 30 August 2023 | |
President | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
Preceded by | Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou (2019) |
Succeeded by | Joseph Owondault Berre |
12th Prime Minister of Gabon | |
In office 16 July 2020 – 9 January 2023 | |
President | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
Preceded by | Julien Nkoghe Bekale |
Succeeded by | Alain Claude Bilie By Nze |
Defense Minister of Gabon | |
In office 12 February 2019 – 16 July 2020 | |
President | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
Prime Minister | Julien Nkoghe Bekale |
Preceded by | Étienne Massard Kabinda Makaga |
Succeeded by | Michael Moussa Adamo |
Mayor of Libreville | |
In office 26 January 2014 – 12 February 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane |
Succeeded by | Léandre Nzué |
Minister of Budget, Public Accounts and Civil Service | |
In office 27 February 2012 – 25 January 2014 | |
President | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
Prime Minister | Raymond Ndong Sima |
Personal details | |
Born | Franceville, Gabon | 30 June 1963
Nationality | Gabonese |
Political party | Gabonese Democratic Party |
Occupation | Economist |
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. [9] Raponda received a degree in economics and public finance from the Gabonese Institute of Economy and Finance. [10]
Raponda worked as Director General of the Economy and Deputy Director General the Housing Bank of Gabon. [10] She served as minister of budget and public finance from February 2012 until January 2014. [10] [11] Raponda was elected mayor of the capital city Libreville on 26 January 2014, representing the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party. [9] 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.