Jean-Félix Mamalepot

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Jean-Félix Mamalepot (born December 28, 1940) is a Gabonese banker who was Governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) from 1990 to 2007.[1]

Mamalepot is from the Haut-Ogooué Province of Gabon. He was educated in France and joined the Bank of the States of Equatorial Africa and Cameroon in 1968. In 1970, he joined the Gabonese Development Bank as Deputy Director-General and then as Director-General, remaining in that post until 1990.[1]

On July 24, 1990, Mamalepot was appointed as Governor of the BEAC to replace Casimir Oyé-Mba, who had been named Prime Minister of Gabon. In April 2007, the Conference of the Heads of State of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) decided to replace Mamalepot,[2] and on June 21, 2007 he was appointed as High Commissioner to the Presidency of Gabon, in charge of the establishment of the Mandji Free Zone, a special economic area on the island of Mandji at Port-Gentil.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Gabon : Jean Félix Mamalepot quitte la tête de la BEAC", InfoPlusGabon, May 1, 2007 (French).
  2. ^ Séverin Alega Mbele, "CEMAC: Jean Félix Mamalepot débarqué de la BEAC", Cameroon-info.net, April 26, 2007 (French).
  3. ^ "Jean-Félix Mamalepot coopté Haut-Commisaire à la présidence de la République", InfoPlusGabon, June 23, 2007 (French).


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