Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya

Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
2 October 2016
President Ali Bongo Ondimba
Preceded by Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet
Minister of the Interior
In office
2015 – 2 October 2016
President Ali Bongo Ondimba
Succeeded by Lambert Matha
Personal details
Born (1963-03-12) 12 March 1963
Bitam, Gabon
Political party PDG

Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (born 12 March 1963) is a Gabonese politician. He has been Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon since 2016; previously he was Minister of the Interior.

He was born in Bitam on 12 March 1963. In 1982, he earned a baccalauréat in Letters and philosophy at the lycée national Léon M'ba in Libreville. Later, he earned an MBA at Ealing College.[1] From 2012 to 2015 he was Chief of Staff of the President of the Gabonese Democratic Party.[2] He was named Minister of Education in 2015.[3]

As Minister of the Interior, Decentralization, and Public Security,[4] he was responsible for explaining the rules of the 2016 presidential election to foreign observers.[5] On August 30, 2016, he said of the presidential election, “any alleged result broadcast before, during or after the official proclamation is a lie and violation of the law.”[6] In the 2016 Gabonese protests, he condemned the violence and accused Jean Ping and other opposition leaders of orchestrating it. Moubelet-Boubeya said that the city hall in Libreville was set on fire and some homes were looted. He also claimed that the rioters had used grenades and were armed with AK-47 rifles, a claim denied by the opposition.[7] He said at least 1,000 people were arrested.[8]

After Bongo was sworn in for another term, Moubelet Boubeya was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs on October 2, 2016; he succeeded Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet, who had been appointed as Prime Minister.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Pacôme Moubelet Boubeya : portrait d'un homme de l'ombre à la lumière". UJPDG. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ↑ PDG : Léon Nzouba remplace Pacôme Moubelet Boubeya Gabon Review
  3. ↑ Le Ministre Pacôme Moubelet Boubeya rencontre les recteurs des universités, les responsables des grandes écoles Higher Education of Gabon
  4. ↑ Composition du gouvernement de la République du Gabon France Diplomatie
  5. ↑ Pacôme Moubelet Boubeya « évangélise » les observateurs électoraux ce vendredi Gabonactu.com
  6. ↑ Gabon's interior minister postpones announcement of presidential polls amid tension Africanews.com
  7. ↑ Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, "Over 1,000 arrested as post-election riots rage in Gabon", Reuters, September 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ Serhan, Yasmeen "The Violent Post-Election Protests in Gabon", The Atlantic, September 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Composition du Gouvernement". 2 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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