Vice President of Gabon

Vice President of the; Gabonese Republic ; Vice-président de la; République gabonaise
	Coat of arms of Gabon
	Incumbent; Vacant; since 21 May 2019
Appointer	President of Gabon
Formation	February 1961
First holder	Paul-Marie Yembit
Final holder	Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou
Abolished	21 May 2019

Vice President of Gabon is a political position in Gabon. It existed from 1961 to 1975, 1997 to 2009, and 2017 to 2019.

History of the office

Original office

Changes in the Constitution of 1966 made the Vice President the automatic successor of the President in case of a vacancy in the latter office.[1] Albert-Bernard Bongo was appointed as Vice President in 1966 with the expectation that he would constitutionally succeed the ailing President Leon M'ba, and he did so following M'ba's death in November 1967. In April 1975 the position of Vice President was abolished and its functions were given to the Prime Minister.[2]

Restored office

The position of Vice President was restored in 1997 as a position appointed by the President of Gabon. The Vice President acted as the President's deputy, but was not the constitutional successor of the President in the event of a vacancy in the latter office. President Ali Bongo Ondimba abolished the office in October 2009.[3]

Description of the office

The President of the Republic is assisted by a Vice President of the Republic.[4]

The Vice President of the Republic is nominated by the President of the Republic who can terminate his or her duties, after the consultation of the presidents of the two chambers of Parliament. The Vice President of the Republic may be chosen from the members of Parliament, or outside the legislature.[4]

The functions of the Vice President of the Republic are incompatible with the exercise of all other public and private functions of a lucrative character.[5]

The Vice President of the Republic takes the oath of office before the President of the Republic and in the presence of the Constitutional Court, according to the terms below:[6]

I promise to respect the Constitution and the State of Law, to fill conscientiously the duties of my position in the strictest respect of the obligation of loyalty and confidentiality to the Chief of State.

The Vice President of the Republic stands in for the President of the Republic in the duties that the President delegates to him.[7]

The manner in which the present article may be applied is fixed by an organic law.[7]

The functions of the Vice President of the Republic end at the issuing of the proclamation of the next presidential election results by the Constitutional Court and in the case of a vacancy in the Presidential office for whatever reason, or a permanent impairment of the current President of the Republic.[8]

The Vice President of the Republic is a member of the Council of Ministers by right. If appropriate, her or she may substitute the President of the Republic through express authorization and a defined order of business.[9]

List

Key

Political parties

Gabonese Democratic Bloc (BDG) → Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG)
Democratic and Republican Alliance (ADERE)
Social Democratic Party (PSD)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office			Political affiliation	President(s)
No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political affiliation	President(s)
1	Paul-Marie Yembit (1917–1979)		February 1961	November 1966	N/A	BDG	M'ba
2	Omar Bongo Ondimba (1935–2009)[10]		November 1966	November 1967	N/A	BDG	M'ba
3	Léon Mébiame (1934–2015)		1968	April 1975	N/A	PDG	O. Bongo Ondimba
Post abolished (April 1975–May 1997)
4	Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge (1946–)		May 1997	October 2009	N/A	ADERE	O. Bongo Ondimba Himself Rogombé
Post abolished (October 2009–August 2017)
5	Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou (1952–)		21 August 2017[11]	21 May 2019	1 year, 273 days	PSD	A. Bongo Ondimba
Post abolished (21 May 2019 – present)

References

US Department of State
US Department of State
US Department of State
Article 14a of the Constitution of 1991.
Article 14b of the Constitution of 1991.
Article 14c of the Constitution of 1991.
Article 14d of the Constitution of 1991.
Article 14e of the Constitution of 1991.
Article 16 of the Constitution of 1991.
Africa News Update Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Mathieu Olivier, "Gabon : le nouveau gouvernement a été nommé, Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou vice-président", Jeune Afrique, 22 August 2017 (in French).

External links

1991 Constitution of Gabon (as amended in 2011)(in English)

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[1] US Department of State

[2] US Department of State

[3] US Department of State

[Art14a-4] Article 14a of the Constitution of 1991.

[Art14b-5] Article 14b of the Constitution of 1991.

[Art14c-6] Article 14c of the Constitution of 1991.

[Art14d-7] Article 14d of the Constitution of 1991.

[Art14e-8] Article 14e of the Constitution of 1991.

[Art16-9] Article 16 of the Constitution of 1991.

[10] Africa News Update Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[11] Mathieu Olivier, "Gabon : le nouveau gouvernement a été nommé, Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou vice-président", Jeune Afrique, 22 August 2017 (in French).