Political career
Ossebi was born in Gamboma,located in Plateaux Region. At the Marien Ngouabi University in Brazzaville,he was a professor of sociology from 1982 to 1997. After Denis Sassou Nguesso returned to power in 1997,Ossebi headed the Presidency's Department of National Education,Human Resources,and Scientific Research from 1997 to 2002. [1] He helped establish Acting Together for Congo (Agir ensemble pour le Congo),a political association supportive of President Sassou Nguesso that was launched on 9 February 2002,with Ossebi as its General Coordinator. [2] On 18 August 2002,he was appointed to the government as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, [3] and he succeeded Pierre Nzila in that post on 21 August. [4] His portfolio was reduced in scope on 3 March 2007,when he was appointed as Minister of Higher Education. [5]
In the June–August 2007 parliamentary election,Ossebi was Take Action for Congo's candidate in Abala constituency,located in Plateaux Region;he faced the candidate of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT),Gabriel Oba-Apounou (who was also the First Vice-President of the National Assembly),as well as an independent candidate,Joseph Mbossa. [6] [7] In the first round,Ossebi placed second behind Oba-Apounou, [6] [8] receiving 32.55% of the vote against 40.21% for Opa-Apounou. However,Ossebi prevailed in the second round, [6] receiving 58.26% of the vote. [9]
During the campaign for the July 2009 presidential election,Ossebi worked on President Sassou Nguesso's re-election campaign as Spokesman for Political Affairs,a post he shared with François Ibovi. [10] After winning re-election,Sassou Nguesso moved Ossebi to the post of Minister of Scientific Research on 15 September 2009. [11] At the PCT's Sixth Extraordinary Congress,held in July 2011,Ossebi was elected to the PCT's 51-member Political Bureau. [12] In a minor government reshuffle on 12 December 2011,he switched ministries with Bruno Itoua,becoming Minister of Energy and Hydraulics. [13] [14] For Ossebi,the move was viewed as a promotion to a more important ministry. [14]
In the July–August 2012 parliamentary election,Ossebi,this time standing as the PCT's candidate,was again elected to the National Assembly from Abala constituency;he won the seat in the first round with 79.95% of the vote. [15]
After Sassou Nguesso's victory in the March 2016 presidential election,he appointed Serge Blaise Zoniaba to replace Ossebi as Minister of Energy on 30 April 2016. [16] Sassou Nguesso instead appointed Ossebi as Ambassador to UNESCO in 2017. [17]
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