Calixte Ganongo is a
Congolese political figure who has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as
Minister of Finance
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.
A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
since 2016.
Ganongo, who is from the northern town of
Oyo (also the hometown of President
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer. He became president of the Republic of the Congo in 1997. He served a previous term as president from 1979 to 1992. During his first period as ...
), worked at the national oil company, the ''
Société nationale des pétroles du Congo''. He was appointed as Deputy Director-General of the SNPC, in charge of finances and accounting, on 29 December 2010.
After Sassou Nguesso's victory in the
March 2016 presidential election, he appointed Ganongo to the government as Minister of Finance on 30 April 2016.
"Équipe gouvernementale de la Nouvelle République"
, ADIAC, 1 May 2016 .
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Finance ministers of the Republic of the Congo
Government ministers of the Republic of the Congo
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