Alphonse-Mexil Etongo is a Congolese politician who has served in the

Senate of Congo-Brazzaville The Senate (''Sénat'') is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of the Republic of Congo (''Parlement''). It has 72 members (six for each of the 12 regions), elected for a six-year term by district, local and regional councils. The Senat ...

since 2011. Previously he was Director of Research and Planning at the Ministry of Health and Population.

Political career

Etongo became Director of Research and Planning at the Ministry of Health and Population on 14 February 2005. Standing as a candidate of the Club 2002 – Party for the Unity of the Republic, Etongo ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the National Assembly in the June–August 2007 parliamentary election.Parfait Wilfried Douniama
"Parlement : André Obami-Itou exhorte les nouveaux sénateurs à la cohésion, à la synergie et à la solidarité"
''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 18 October 2011 . He placed second in the first round of voting, behind Antoinette Ganongo Olou, the candidate of the

Congolese Labour Party The Congolese Party of Labour (french: Parti congolais du travail, PCT) is the ruling party of the Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi, it was originally a pro-Soviet, Marxist–Leninist vanguard party which founded the Peo ...

(PCT); he received 29.08% of the vote against 32.13% for Olou. Following that defeat, he headed Club 2002's list for the

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district of Mfilou in the June 2008 local election. In the October 2011 Senate election, Etongo was elected to the Senate as a Club 2002 candidate in Brazzaville. His election to the Senate was considered surprising. Standing as a Club 2002 candidate, Etongo was elected as a local councillor in the Djiri section of Brazzaville in the September 2014 local elections."Résultats des élections locales du 28 septembre 2014"
, ADIAC, 6 October 2014 .

References

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