François Ibovi

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François Ibovi (born 1954[1]) is a politician in the Republic of the Congo. He was a Minister in the government from 1997 to 2007 and has been First Vice-President of the National Assembly since 2007.

Ibovi was born in Edou in Oyo District in Cuvette Region, in the north of the country; Edou is also the birthplace of President Denis Sassou Nguesso. When Sassou Nguesso returned to power in late 1997, Ibovi became Minister of Communication and government spokesman, serving in that position for five years.[1] He was elected to the National Assembly as a Congolese Labour Party (PCT) candidate from Oyo constituency in the first round of the 2002 parliamentary election, held in May, receiving 100% of the vote.[2] He remained in the government, however, and on August 18, 2002, he was appointed Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization,[1] in which position he remains as of 2007.[3]

Criticism of problems in the conduct of the first round of the 2007 parliamentary election, held in June, led Ibovi to suspend the Director General for Electoral Affairs, Armand Baboutila, on June 28 for alleged negligence in the handling of the election;[4][5] he appointed Gaston Ololo in Baboutila's place for the second round of the election.[5] Hervé Ambroise Malonga, acting as spokesman for parties calling for a boycott of the election, said that higher level officials should take responsibility and called for the resignation of Ibovi and the president of the electoral commission.[4]

Ibovi was again elected to the National Assembly as a PCT candidate from Oyo constituency in the 2007 parliamentary election.[6] When the National Assembly opened on September 4, 2007, Ibovi was elected as its First Vice-President.[7][8] Having been elected to that post, he was eventually replaced as Minister of Territorial Administration by Raymond Mboulou in the government named on December 30, 2007.[9][10]

He is a member of the Political Bureau of the PCT.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Short official biography (French).
  2. ^ "Elections législatives : les 51 élus du premier tour", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, June 5, 2002 (French).
  3. ^ List of government ministers of the Republic of the Congo, presse-francophone.org (French).
  4. ^ a b "Congo: un opposant demande l'annulation du premier tour des législatives", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), June 29, 2007 (French).
  5. ^ a b "Top election chief sacked after poll chaos", AFP (IOL), June 28, 2007.
  6. ^ "La liste complète des députés", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, August 11, 2007 (French).
  7. ^ "La nouvelle Assemblée nationale entre en fonction", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), September 5, 2007 (French).
  8. ^ "Election du nouveau président de l'Assemblée nationale", Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), September 5, 2007 (French).
  9. ^ "Léger remaniement du gouvernement", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), December 31, 2007 (French).
  10. ^ "Le président Denis Sassou N'Guesso remanie légèrement son gouvernement", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, December 30, 2007 (French).
  11. ^ "Sangha : la restructuration des organes de base du PCT se poursuit", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, April 5, 2006 (French).