Jean Eyeghe Ndong:
Jean Eyeghe Ndong (born February 12, 1946) has been the Prime Minister of Gabon since January 20, 2006. He is a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG).[1]
Eyeghe is a nephew of former president Léon M'ba.[1] In the December 1996 parliamentary election, he won a seat in the National Assembly of Gabon as a PDG candidate in the second arrondissement of Libreville, the capital.[2] He was then appointed to the government as Secretary of State under the Minister of Finance on 28 January 1997[3] and therefore did not sit in the National Assembly until 1999, when he was excluded from the first government of Prime Minister Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane.[2]
Eyeghe ran as the PDG candidate for the first seat from the second arrondissement of Libreville in the 2001 parliamentary election, but was defeated by Paul M'ba Abessole of the National Rally of Woodcutters (RNB).[1][2] In the 2002 local elections, he was elected as a municipal councilor, and he was subsequently elected as a Senator. He was appointed to Ntoutoume Emane's government as Minister-Delegate under the Minister of Finance and the Budget, in charge of Privatization.[2]
Eyeghe succeeded Ntoutoume Emane as Prime Minister on January 20, 2006, one day after President Omar Bongo was sworn in for another term.[1][4] He was also named Vice-President of the PDG in October 2006.[5]
Competing for the first seat in the 2nd and 6th Arrondissements of Libreville,[6] Eyeghe and M'ba Abessole faced each other again in the December 2006 parliamentary election, this time with Eyeghe holding the position of Prime Minister and M'ba Abessole being a Deputy Prime Minister, and Eyeghe was victorious.[7] Eyeghe submitted the resignation of his government to Bongo on January 19, 2007; it is constitutionally required that the government resign after the results of parliamentary elections are announced by the Constitutional Court.[8] On January 24, Bongo asked Eyeghe to form a new government, and Eyeghe accepted;[9] the composition of the new government was announced on January 25, with few changes.[10] A new government under Eyeghe Ndong was named on December 28, 2007, with its size reduced from 50 to 41 ministers.[11]
In the April 2008 local elections, he won in the second arrondissement of Libreville, again defeating M'ba Abessole.[12] A new 44-member government headed by Eyeghe Ndong was appointed on October 7, 2008.[13]
He has been married to Gisèle Eyeghé Ndong (née Biyoghé) since 1971, and has six children.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Nouveau locataire à la Primature", Afriquecentrale.info, January 20, 2006 (French).
- ^ a b c d e "Jean Eyeghe Ndong, la premiere surprise reserve par Bongo Ondimba", Gabonews.ga, January 20, 2006 (French).
- ^ "Décret N° 144/PR, fixant la composition du Gouvernement.", Journal Officiel de la République Gabonaise, January 1997, pages 2–3 (French).
- ^ Gabonese president appoints new prime minister", Xinhua, January 21, 2006.
- ^ "Gabon : Le Premier ministre nommé vice-président du PDG", Infosplusgabon.com, October 22, 2006 (French).
- ^ "Liste des Députés par Circonscription", National Assembly website (accessed January 5, 2009) (French).
- ^ "Media predicts waning popularity for Gabonese opposition leader", AngolaPress, December 20, 2006.
- ^ "Gabon's government resigns", News24.com, January 19, 2007.
- ^ "Ndong reprend du service", Afriquecentrale.info, January 25, 2007 (French).
- ^ "Gabonese PM forms new gov't", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), January 26, 2007.
- ^ "Gabon: Premier ministre reconduit, Jean Eyéghé Ndong rend publique la liste du nouveau gouvernement gabonais de 41 membres", Gabonews.ga, December 28, 2007 (French).
- ^ "Gabon: sans surprise, large victoire du parti d'Omar Bongo aux élections municipales", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), May 4, 2008 (French).
- ^ "Composition du nouveau gouvernement gabonais", Panapress (Afrik.com), October 8, 2008 (French).
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