Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt
| Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt | |
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 Yvette Rekangalt in her Libreville office | |
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Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt June 26, 1956 Enyonga, near Port-Gentil in Gabon, Central Africa |
| Education | law at Université Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne |
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Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt is a Gabonese human right leader who worked for 25 year as a lawyer in the oil and gas industry. She has been members of the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council representing Central Africa for three terms, as well as chairperson of the Infrastructure and Energy Committee. She ran for office during the 2009 Gabonese election before vanishing from the political scene after the results. She is still very active in business and social activities.
Education
Studied law at Université Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne
Early life
Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt comes from Enyonga[3], a village on the Ogooué river in Ogooué-Maritime Province. She comes from a very humble background and have lived poverty[4], this has made her an obstinate businesswoman[5]
Her older brother, Martin Rekangalt held high ranking position in the Gabonese SENAT after his diplomatic carrier as ambassador in Belgium and head of the Gabonese mission to the European Commission [6]
Early Career
She started her career in oil and gas with Elf (who later became Total) in it's headquarter in Paris. She later was muted to Port-Gentil before settling in the country headquarters in Libreville. She stayed 22 years at Total Gabon where she was in charge of oil and gas contracts, internal and external relations before starting her consulting company.
Member of the Interim Standing Committee (ECOSOCC)of the African Union[7]
Association
President of the The National Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
Président de Sauvegarde de l'Enfance SOS MWANA
Nation and Regional Committee for Negotiations of the economical partnerships agreements (ACP/UE) member for 7 year
Steering committee member of the program Gabon 2025
Served on terme as the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council member
She served three mandats at Gabonese National Economic, Social and Cultural Council
Member of the The African Women's Development and Communication Network
Founding member of the Gabonese National Association of Women Lawyers
References
- ↑ "Trade Negotiations Insights" (PDF). International Centre for Trade and Sustailnable Developement.
- ↑ "Le Gabon emboîte le pas à la Process communication". InfoPlusGabon.
- ↑ "Origins of Madame Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt". InfoPlusGabon.
- ↑ "VOA Interview". Interview with Voice of Africa.
- ↑ "Interview of Madame Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt on her political campaign". Africa 24.
- ↑ "Photo of ambassador Martin Rekangalt". European Commission.
- ↑ "LIST OF ECOSOCC BUREAU, STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS" (PDF). African Union.