Laure Olga Gondjout
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Laure Olga Gondjout
is a Gabon
ese politician. She has served in the government since 2006 and is currently the Minister of Communication, Posts, Telecommunications, and New Information Technologies.
Goundjout is the daughter of Paul Gondjout
, another Gabonese politician. She was appointed as Minister Delegate to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean Ping
, in the government of Prime Minister Jean Eyeghe Ndong
, named on January 21, 2006. After nearly two years in that position, she was appointed as Minister of Communication, Posts, Telecommunications, and New Information Technologies in the government named on December 28, 2007. Soon afterwards, Jean Ping was elected Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, and on February 4, 2008 Gondjout was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs to replace him. She took office as Foreign Minister on February 6.
In the April 2008 local elections
, Gondjout headed the candidate list of the Gabonese Democratic Party
(PDG) in the third arrondissement of Libreville
.
Gondjout served as Foreign Minister for eight months. In the government appointed on October 7, 2008, she was moved back to her old position as Minister of Communication, Posts, Telecommunications, and New Information Technologies; she was succeeded as Foreign Minister by Paul Toungui
on October 9.
Shortly after the death of President Omar Bongo
at a Spanish hospital on 8 June 2009, Gondjout said that the constitution and the institutions of the Republic would be respected.
is a Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
ese politician. She has served in the government since 2006 and is currently the Minister of Communication, Posts, Telecommunications, and New Information Technologies.
Goundjout is the daughter of Paul Gondjout
Paul Gondjout
Paul Marie Indjendjet Gondjout was a Gabonese politician and civil servant, and the father of Laure Gondjout, another prominent Gabonese politician. Gondjout was a member of the Mpongwe ethnic group, and served in the French colonial administration from 1928, and founded the Cercle amical et...
, another Gabonese politician. She was appointed as Minister Delegate to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean Ping
Jean Ping
Jean Ping is a Gabonese diplomat and politician who is currently the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union...
, in the government of Prime Minister Jean Eyeghe Ndong
Jean Eyeghe Ndong
Jean Eyeghé Ndong is a Gabonese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Gabon from January 20, 2006 to July 17, 2009. He was also the First Vice-President of the Gabonese Democratic Party until 2009....
, named on January 21, 2006. After nearly two years in that position, she was appointed as Minister of Communication, Posts, Telecommunications, and New Information Technologies in the government named on December 28, 2007. Soon afterwards, Jean Ping was elected Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, and on February 4, 2008 Gondjout was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs to replace him. She took office as Foreign Minister on February 6.
In the April 2008 local elections
Gabonese local elections, 2008
Local elections were held in Gabon on April 27–30, 2008, with 1,990 municipal and departmental councillors being elected.- Overview :...
, Gondjout headed the candidate list of the Gabonese Democratic Party
Gabonese Democratic Party
The Gabonese Democratic Party , is the ruling and dominant political party of Gabon. Its motto is Dialogue, Tolerance, Peace.It has held power since independence, first under Léon M'ba , then under Omar Bongo...
(PDG) in the third arrondissement of Libreville
Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
.
Gondjout served as Foreign Minister for eight months. In the government appointed on October 7, 2008, she was moved back to her old position as Minister of Communication, Posts, Telecommunications, and New Information Technologies; she was succeeded as Foreign Minister by Paul Toungui
Paul Toungui
Paul Toungui is a Gabonese politician. He has served in the government of Gabon since 1990 and is currently the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, La Francophonie, and Regional Integration.-Political career:...
on October 9.
Shortly after the death of President Omar Bongo
Omar Bongo
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba , born as Albert-Bernard Bongo, was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his death in office in 2009....
at a Spanish hospital on 8 June 2009, Gondjout said that the constitution and the institutions of the Republic would be respected.