The Gabonese Democratic Party is a political party in Gabon. It was the dominant political party in Gabonese politics from 1961 until 2023,when it was deposed in a coup d'état against President Ali Bongo Ondimba. It was also the sole legal party between 1968 and 1990.
Paul Mba Abessole is a Gabonese politician who heads the National Woodcutters' Rally –Rally for Gabon and was a leading opponent of President Omar Bongo during the 1990s. He stood as a presidential candidate twice during the 1990s and also served as Mayor of Libreville,the capital. From 2002 to 2009 he served in the government of Gabon,holding the rank of Deputy Prime Minister for most of that period.
Paulin Obame-Nguema was a Gabonese politician who was the Prime Minister of Gabon from 2 November 1994 to 23 January 1999. He was a Deputy in the National Assembly of Gabon.
Ali Bongo Ondimba,also known as Ali Bongo and Ali Ben Bongo,is a Gabonese former politician who was the third president of Gabon from 2009 to 2023. He is a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party. He is the son of Omar Bongo,who was president of Gabon from 1967 until his death in 2009. During his father's presidency,he was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1991,represented Bongoville as a deputy in the National Assembly from 1991 to 1999,and was the Minister of Defense from 1999 to 2009. After his father's death,he won the 2009 Gabonese presidential election. He was reelected in 2016,in elections marred by numerous irregularities,arrests,human rights violations,and post-election protests and violence.
Jean EyeghéNdong 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 (PDG) until 2009.
Laure Olga Gondjout is a Gabonese politician. She served in the government of Gabon as Minister of Communication and Telecommunications from 2007 to 2008,as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2008,and again as Minister of Communication and Digital Economy from 2008 to 2011. Subsequently she was Secretary-General of the Presidency from 2011 to 2014. She has served as Ombudsman from February 2014 to January 2019
Paul Toungui is a Gabonese politician who served in the government of Gabon from 1990 to 2012. He was Minister of Finance from 1991 to 1994,Minister of Mines,Energy,and Oil from 1994 to 2002,Minister of State for the Economy and Finance from 2002 to 2008,and finally Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2012.
Georgette Koko is a Gabonese politician who served in the government of Gabon as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment from January 2006 to October 2009. She has been President of the Economic and Social Council since 2016.
Idriss Ngari is a Gabonese politician and army general. A relative of President Omar Bongo,Ngari rose rapidly through the ranks of the army,ultimately serving as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from 1984 to 1994. He then held a succession of posts in the government of Gabon,serving as Minister of Defense from 1994 to 1999,Minister of Transport from 1999 to 2002,Minister of the Interior from 2002 to 2004,Minister of Public Works from 2004 to 2007,Minister of Tourism from 2007 to 2009,and finally as Minister of Health in 2009. Considered one of Gabon's most powerful figures during Omar Bongo's rule,Ngari is a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG).
Jean-Boniface Assélé is a Gabonese politician and the President of the Circle of Liberal Reformers (CLR). He served in the government of Gabon from 1975 to 1990 and again from 2004 to 2009. He was also Commander-in-Chief of the National Police Forces from 1970 to 1989 and held the rank of General. Since September 2009,Asséléhas been the Fourth Vice-President of the Senate of Gabon.
Richard Auguste Onouviet is a Gabonese politician who served as President of the National Assembly of Gabon from 8 April 2016 to 30 April 2018. Holding a succession of ministerial portfolios,Onouviet served in the government of Gabon as Minister of Water and the Environment from 1999 to 2002,Minister of Mines,Energy,and Oil from 2002 to 2007,Minister of Planning from 2007 to 2009,and as Minister of Decentralization and Urban Policy in 2009. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG),he has been a Deputy in the National Assembly since 2009.
Emile Doumba is a Gabonese politician. After heading the International Bank for Trade and Industry of Gabon,he was Minister of Finance from 1999 to 2002,then Minister of the Forest Economy from 2002 to 2009. He was briefly Minister of Urban and Regional Planning from June 2009 to July 2009 and Minister of Energy,Hydraulic Resources,and New Energies from July 2009 to October 2009. Since October 2009,he has been Minister for Relations with Parliament and the Constitutional Institutions,Regional Integration,and NEPAD,in charge of Human Rights.
Guy Nzouba-Ndama 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 from 1990 to 1996.
Emmanuel Ondo Methogo is a Gabonese politician. A member of the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party,he was a minister in the government from 1991 to 2007. Subsequently he served as President of the National Council of Communication (CNC).
Early presidential elections were held in Gabon on 30 August 2009. They took place due to the death of incumbent President Omar Bongo on 8 June,after more than 41 years as the sole president of Gabon. While the constitution stated that interim President Rose Francine Rogombéshould organise elections within 30 to 45 days,the Constitutional Court accepted the government's request for a delay due to the circumstances.
Paul Boundoukou-Latha was a Gabonese politician and diplomat. He was Gabon's Ambassador to Morocco from 1989 to 1993,Ambassador to the United States and Mexico from 1993 to 2001,and Ambassador to Germany from 2001 to 2006. He was Minister-Delegate under the Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment from January 2009 to October 2009,Minister-Delegate under the Minister of the Economy,Trade,Industry,and Tourism from October 2009 to January 2011,and he was appointed as Minister-Delegate under the Minister of Foreign Affairs in January 2011. In June 2013,he was appointed as Chairman of the Gabonese Housing Bank.
Paul BiyoghéMba is a Gabonese politician who was Prime Minister of Gabon from July 2009 to February 2012. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG),he served for years as a minister in the government prior to his appointment as Prime Minister. From 2012 to 2015,he was President of the Economic and Social Council of Gabon,and he has again served in the government as First Deputy Prime Minister for Health since 2015.
Franck Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet was a Gabonese diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Gabon from 2016 to 2019.
François Engongah Owono was a Gabonese politician. He was long identified with the reformist faction of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) during the rule of President Omar Bongo,holding various important posts. After serving in the government of Gabon as Minister of National Education from 2004 to 2006,he was President of the National Council of Communication from 2006 to 2009 and then Minister of State for Labor in 2009. Under Bongo's son and successor,Ali Bongo,Engongah Owono held the key post of Secretary-General of the Presidency from October 2009 to January 2011.
Raymond Ndong Sima is a Gabonese politician who has been the Prime Minister of Gabon since September 2023. He was previously Prime Minister from February 2012 to January 2014.
