Seraphin Moundounga appointed Gabon’s Vice President

Gabon’s new President, Brice Nguema, has appointed Seraphin Moundounga as the country’s Vice President, local media confirmed on Monday.

He replaces Joseph Owondault Berre, who held the post during the transition period
Born on February 29, 1964, in Tchibanga, Nyanga province, Séraphin Moundounga is an experienced Gabonese politician.

He was a member of the National Assembly, where he held the position of Quaestor, before joining the government in 2010. He served as Minister of National Education, Higher Education, and Scientific Research from 2010 to 2014, then as Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals, and Second Deputy Prime Minister from 2014 to 2016.
In September 2016, he resigned from the government and left the Gabonese Democratic Party to protest against the disputed re-election of Ali Bongo Ondimba. He then went into exile in France for seven years. In October 2023, after the fall of the Ali Bongo regime, he returned to Gabon and was appointed President of the Transitional Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE).