André Obami Itou
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André Obami Itou (born 1940[1][2]) is a Congolese politician and the President of the Senate of the Republic of the Congo.
Itou was born in Epouélé, Gamboma, in Plateaux Region. He was a founding member of the ruling Congolese Labour Party (PCT) in December 1969, and he was first councillor at the Congolese embassy in Algeria from 1969 to 1971. He became government commissioner, or prefect, of Bouenza Region in 1971.[1] He was the Director-General of the Kinsoundi textile factory from 1973 to 1974, an ambassador from 1975 to 1976, Director-General of the national oil refinery from 1976 to 1978, and political commissioner of Pool Region from 1980 to 1984.[1][2] He was named as one of five members of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the PCT in mid-1990, in charge of foreign affairs.[3] Later, he was Director-General of Hydro Congo, the country's oil exploration company, from 1999 to 2002.[2]
He was elected to the Senate from Plateaux Region in 2002;[4] in the same year, he was also at the head of the PCT's candidate list in Gamboma in the local election for the Regional Council.[5] On August 23, 2002 he was elected by the Senate as President of the Commission on Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation.[6] Following the death of Ambroise Noumazalaye in November 2007, Itou was elected as President of the Senate on December 1, 2007.[1][2]
Itou is a member of the Political Bureau of the PCT, and aside from serving as its Secretary in charge of foreign affairs, he has been its Secretary in charge of organization and has been President of its Monitoring and Verification Commission.[1][2] He is also a member of the Pan-African Parliament.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Congo Brazzaville : André Obami Itou succède à Ambroise Noumazalay au Sénat", Kimpwanza (congoplus.info), December 5, 2007 (French).
- ^ a b c d e "André Obami Itou élu nouveau président du Sénat", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), December 1, 2007 (French).
- ^ Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga, Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique (1997), Karthala Editions, page 336.
- ^ "Elections sénatoriales : les résultats officiels rendus publics à Brazzaville", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, July 13, 2002 (French).
- ^ "Elections locales : André Obami Itou (PCT) invite la population de Gamboma à élire des gens expérimentés au conseil régional", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, June 26, 2002 (French).
- ^ "Sénat: mise en place des bureaux des commissions permanentes", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, August 27, 2002 (French).
- ^ List of members of the Pan-African Parliament.
