Solange Mabignath

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Solange Mabignath
Born (1958-03-23) 23 March 1958 (age 66)
CitizenshipGabonese
Occupation(s)Politician, administrator
Children4

Solange Mabignath (born 23 March 1958) is a Gabonese politician and administrator.

Early life and education[edit]

Mabignath was born on 23 March 1958 in Franceville to Georges Mabignath, a teacher and then mayor of the third arrondissement of Libreville and Marie-Antoinette Mabignath, a teacher. She is a graduate of the Ecole Nationalie d'Administration.

Career[edit]

Mabignath served as a diplomat in the 1990s, including as vice-consul to France and UNESCO. She was a member of the Economic and Social Council and served as an advisor to the Palais de la Sejour in Libreville.

A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party, Mabignath was a municipal councillor in Franceville. She joined the government in 2005 after the re-election of President Omar Bongo as Minister Delegate to the Minister of Education in charge of Primary Education.[1] After a government reshuffle in 2008 she was appointed Minister Delegate to the Minister of Finance in charge of privatization.[2] After Bongo's death and the subsequent inauguration of Ali Bongo Ondimba, she was appointed President of the High Authority of Safety and Facilitation of the Libreville Leon Mba International Airport.[3]

Mabignah is President of the Albertine Amissa Foundation Bongo Ondimba[4][5] and Global Business Roundtable Gabon.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kombile Manfoumby, Yorick (13 February 2008). "Gabon: Solange Mabignath urges youth of Fan Club Omar Bongo Ondimba to fight against juvenile wastage". All Africa. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ^ Mbog Batassi, PIerre Eric (20 June 2009). "Gabon: list of members of the new government". Afrique. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Communiques conseil des ministres gabonais: Balayage total..........Qu en pensez vous? Espoir? Remplacement des roitelets? Peut on esperer?". Le Huffington Post (in French). 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Madame Solange Mabignath received by Semabdu Razzaq Guy Kambogo". Embassy of Gabon in Morocco. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Solange Mabignath, Présidente Exécutive de la Fondation Albertine Amissa Bongo, Fait un Don de 25 Lits d'Accouchement". PDG Chine. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Solange Mabignath nommée présidente du bureau de global business Gabon" (in French). News a Libreville. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.