Georgette Koko
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Georgette Koko is a Gabon
ese politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment from January 2006 to October 2009.
Koko was born in Makokou
, located in the Ogooué-Ivindo Province of Gabon. After studying in Gabon and then in France
, Koko began working at the Ministry of the Environment; she was placed in charge of studies at the National Anti-Pollution Center in April 1989 and became Director of the Environment in August 1995. Later, she was adviser to the Director-General of the Environment from 2002 to 2004, then adviser to the Minister of the Environment beginning in 2004.
Koko was appointed to the government as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment, the Protection of Nature, and Research and Technology on 21 January 2006; in that post, she ranked second in the government, behind only Prime Minister Jean Eyeghé Ndong
. Her portfolio was modified on 25 January 2007, when she was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment, the Protection of Nature, and Urban Affairs, and again on 29 December 2007, when she was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment, the Protection of Nature, and Sustainable Development.
At the 9th Ordinary Congress of the Gabonese Democratic Party
(PDG) in September 2008, Koko became one of the party's Vice-Presidents. In the January 2009 Senate election, she was the PDG candidate in the first arrondissement of Makokou and won the seat.
On 8 June 2009, following the death of President Omar Bongo
at a Spanish hospital, Koko announced the news to the Gabonese people on television, saying that he had died of a heart attack. She stressed the importance of preserving state institutions and urged the people to show unity and solidarity "on this painful occasion".
After Bongo's son, Ali Bongo Ondimba, won the 30 August 2009 presidential election
, Koko was dismissed from the government on 17 October 2009.
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
ese politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment from January 2006 to October 2009.
Koko was born in Makokou
Makokou
Makokou is the regional capital of the Ogooué-Ivindo province in Gabon. Its coordinates are . Its altitude is 308 m. Its population in 2004 is around 16,600.The city lies on the Ivindo River and the N4 road...
, located in the Ogooué-Ivindo Province of Gabon. After studying in Gabon and then in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Koko began working at the Ministry of the Environment; she was placed in charge of studies at the National Anti-Pollution Center in April 1989 and became Director of the Environment in August 1995. Later, she was adviser to the Director-General of the Environment from 2002 to 2004, then adviser to the Minister of the Environment beginning in 2004.
Koko was appointed to the government as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment, the Protection of Nature, and Research and Technology on 21 January 2006; in that post, she ranked second in the government, behind only Prime Minister Jean Eyeghé Ndong
Jean Eyeghe Ndong
Jean Eyeghé Ndong is a Gabonese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Gabon from January 20, 2006 to July 17, 2009. He was also the First Vice-President of the Gabonese Democratic Party until 2009....
. Her portfolio was modified on 25 January 2007, when she was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment, the Protection of Nature, and Urban Affairs, and again on 29 December 2007, when she was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment, the Protection of Nature, and Sustainable Development.
At the 9th Ordinary Congress of the Gabonese Democratic Party
Gabonese Democratic Party
The Gabonese Democratic Party , is the ruling and dominant political party of Gabon. Its motto is Dialogue, Tolerance, Peace.It has held power since independence, first under Léon M'ba , then under Omar Bongo...
(PDG) in September 2008, Koko became one of the party's Vice-Presidents. In the January 2009 Senate election, she was the PDG candidate in the first arrondissement of Makokou and won the seat.
On 8 June 2009, following the death of President Omar Bongo
Omar Bongo
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba , born as Albert-Bernard Bongo, was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his death in office in 2009....
at a Spanish hospital, Koko announced the news to the Gabonese people on television, saying that he had died of a heart attack. She stressed the importance of preserving state institutions and urged the people to show unity and solidarity "on this painful occasion".
After Bongo's son, Ali Bongo Ondimba, won the 30 August 2009 presidential election
Gabonese presidential election, 2009
A presidential election was held in Gabon on 30 August 2009 after the incumbent President Omar Bongo Ondimba died on 8 June 2009. While the constitution stated that Interim President Rose Francine Rogombé should organise elections within 30 to 45 days, the Constitutional Court accepted the...
, Koko was dismissed from the government on 17 October 2009.