Célestin Gaombalet
Célestin Leroy Gaombalet | |
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Prime Minister of the Central African Republic | |
In office 2003–2005 | |
President | François Bozizé |
Preceded by | Abel Goumba |
Succeeded by | Élie Doté |
President of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic | |
In office June 14, 2005 – April 15, 2013 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet (as President of the National Transitional Council) (as President of the National Assembly) |
Personal details | |
Born | Grimari, Ouaka, Central African Republic | 1 January 1942
Died | 19 December 2017 Agen, France | (aged 75)
Political party | Independent |
Célestin Leroy Gaombalet (1 January 1942 – 19 December 2017[1]) was a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2005. He was President of the National Assembly from 2005 to 2013.
Biography[]
Gaombalet was born in the village of Grimari in 1942.[2] He began working for the Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa (UDEAC) in the 1970s, then became Director-General of the Union Bank in Central Africa, located in Bangui, before being dismissed from that post by President André Kolingba in 1981. Kolingba moved Gaombalet to a position at the Development Bank of Central African States in Brazzaville. In the early 1990s, Gaombalet returned to the Central African Republic, becoming head of the Moroccan-Central African People's Bank and later retiring.[3]
Despite having no political experience,[3] Gaombalet was appointed as Prime Minister by President François Bozizé on December 12, 2003, replacing Abel Goumba, who in turn became Bozizé's vice-president.[4] In a reshuffle of the government on September 2, 2004, Gaombalet remained Prime Minister while the number of ministers was reduced to 24 from the previous 28; Gaombalet said that this did not affect the political balance and that it was necessary to save money.[5] In the 2005 parliamentary election, Gaombalet was elected to the National Assembly as a Deputy from Bambari. At the opening of the National Assembly, he was elected as President of the National Assembly on June 7, 2005, receiving 78 votes against 18 for , who had previously held the position under President Ange-Félix Patassé.[6] Gaombalet resigned as Prime Minister on June 11 and was replaced by Élie Doté on June 13.[7]
In the January–March 2011 parliamentary election, Gaombalet was re-elected to the National Assembly; when the legislature began sitting for its new term, he was re-elected as President of the National Assembly.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Mise en dépôt du corps de Monsieur Leroy Célestin GAOMBALET Ancien Président de l'Assemblée Nationale Centrafricaine". www.ambarca-paris.org (in French). Ambassade de la République Centrafricaine. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jean-Dominique Geslin, "Que peut faire Gaombalet ?", Jeune Afrique, December 21, 2003 (in French).
- ^ Jean-Dominique Geslin, "Abel Goumba limogé", Jeune Afrique, December 14, 2003 (in French).
- ^ "Semaine du 5 septembre 2004", Jeune Afrique, September 5, 2004 (in French).
- ^ "New parliament meets, elects speaker", IRIN, June 9, 2005.
- ^ "Bozize inaugurated, prime minister appointed", IRIN, June 13, 2005.
- ^ Jonas Bissanguim, "Constitution du bureau de l’Assemblée Nationale" Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, Agence Centrafrique Presse, 9 May 2011 (in French).
- 1942 births
- 2017 deaths
- Presidents of the National Assembly (Central African Republic)
- Prime Ministers of the Central African Republic
- People from Ouaka