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List Of Presidents Of The Senate Of Gabon
This is a list of presidents of the Senate of Gabon, who is the presiding officer of the Senate of Gabon. The Senate of Gabon was created in 1997. The president of the Senate is the constitutional successor of the president of Gabon The president of Gabon is the head of state of Gabon. A total of three people have served as president (not counting two acting presidents) since the post was formed in 1960. Description of the office Election The president of the republic is ... in case of a vacancy. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Presidents of the Senate of Gabon Politics of Gabon Gabon, Senate Presidents of the Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker (politics)
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerford in the Parliament of England.Lee Vol 28, pp. 257,258. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the powers to discipline members who break the procedures of the chamber or house. The speaker often also represents the body in person, as the voice of the body in ceremonial and some other situations. By convention, speakers are normally addressed in Parliament as 'Mister Speaker', if a man, or 'Madam Speaker', if a woman. In other cultures, other styles are used, mainly being equivalents of English "chairman" or "president". Many bodies also have a speaker '' pro tempore'' (or deputy speaker), designated to fill in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Gabon
The Senate (''Sénat'') is the upper house of the Parliament of Gabon. It has 102 members, elected for a six-year term in single-seat constituencies by local and départemental councillors. Beginning with the 2009 election, some constituencies elect two senators. The 1991 Constitution provided for the establishment of the Senate; previously the legislature had consisted of a unicameral National Assembly. The Senate was not created until 1997, when an election was held to fill the seats in the upper house. The first Senate president was Georges Rawiri (1932-2006), a long-time national political figure and close ally of Omar Bongo. He served in this position until his death in 2006. He was replaced by René Radembino Coniquet, also a member of the Myéné ethnic group. A Senate election was held on 18 January 2009. The ruling Gabonese Democratic Party won a large majority of seats. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Gabon
The president of Gabon is the head of state of Gabon. A total of three people have served as president (not counting two acting presidents) since the post was formed in 1960. Description of the office Election The president of the republic is elected for a presidential term of seven (7) years, by universal and direct suffrage. The president is re-electable.Article 9 of the Constitution of 1991. The election is won by the candidate who obtains the largest number of votes. All Gabonese citizens, male and female, who are at least forty (40) years old, have resided in Gabon for at least twelve (12) months, and who enjoy their full civil and political rights are eligible to run for the seat of the presidency.Article 10 of the Constitution of 1991. The Constitutional Court may extend the provisioned time periods conforming to Article 11 below, but the elections may not take place more than thirty-five (35) days after the date of the decision of the Constitutional Court. If an app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Rawiri
Georges Rawiri (March 10, 1932 – April 9, 2006 Xinhua (''People's Daily Online''), April 10, 2006.) was a ese politician, diplomat and poet. Biography Rawiri was born in western Gabon. He became a prominent government official in 1967 when took office, with Bongo and Rawiri becoming close friends. Rawiri served as |
Léonard Andjembé
Léonard Andjembé (born 1 January 1948"Gabon : Léonard Andjembé prend la tête du Sénat" , Gaboneco, 8 June 2009 .) is a Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ... ese politician and professor. He is currently the First Vice-president of the Senate of Gabon, and he was the Senate's Interim President for several months in 2009.
Political career Andjembé was born in the Haut-Ogooué Province of southeastern Gabon and s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
