Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya
Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya is a Gabonese politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon from 2016 to 2017; previously he was Minister of the Interior.Biography
He was born in Bitam on 12 March 1963. In 1982, he earned a baccalauréat in Letters and philosophy at the lycée national Léon M'ba in Libreville. Later, he earned an MBA at Ealing College. From 2012 to 2015 he was Chief of Staff of the President of the Gabonese Democratic Party. He was named Minister of Education in 2015.
As Minister of the Interior, Decentralization, and Public Security, he was responsible for explaining the rules of the 2016 presidential election to foreign observers. On August 30, 2016, he said of the presidential election, "any alleged result broadcast before, during or after the official proclamation is a lie and violation of the law." At the time of the post-election protests, he condemned the violence and accused Jean Ping and other opposition leaders of orchestrating it. Moubelet-Boubeya said that the city hall in Libreville was set on fire and some homes were looted. He also claimed that the rioters had used grenades and were armed with AK-47 rifles, a claim denied by the opposition. He said at least 1,000 people were arrested.
After Bongo was sworn in for another term, he appointed Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet as Prime Minister; Moubelet Boubeya was in turn appointed to succeed Issoze Ngondet as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, La Francophonie, Regional Integration, and Gabonese Abroad on October 2, 2016.
