Pacifique Issoïbeka (born 1941?"Novo vice-governador do BEAC toma posse"
, Panapress, 14 November 2003 .) is a Congolese political figure who 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", " ...

from 2005 to 2009. He previously worked at the

Bank of Central African States The Bank of Central African States (french: Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, BEAC) is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: *Cameroon *Central African ...

(BEAC) and was its Vice-Governor from 2003 to 2005.

Life and career

Issoïbeka was born in

Mossaka Mossaka is a town located in the Cuvette Department, Republic of the Congo. Located on the banks of the Congo River to the west of the mouth of the Likouala-Mossaka The Likouala-Mossaka (or Likouala River) is a river in the Republic of the Co ...

, located in northern Congo-Brazzaville. He was Deputy Director of BEAC in Congo before becoming the National Director of BEAC in Congo in 1998. He was appointed as Vice-Governor of BEAC on 23 January 2003,"Le nouveau Vice-Gouverneur de la Beac, M. Pacifique Issoibeka, a été officiellement installé dans ses fonctions le 12 novembre 2003"
''Mutations'', 26 November 2003 . taking office on 13 November 2003. He held that post until he was appointed to the Congolese government as Minister of Finance, the Economy, and the Budget on 7 January 2005 in replacement to

Rigobert Roger Andely Rigobert Roger Andely (born June 7, 1953), is a Congolese central banker and academic specializing in monetary and banking economics. He was Vice-Governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) from 1998 to 2002, Minister of Finance in the ...

. In June 2009, Issoïbeka signed a deal with

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

's ambassador that would cancel five billion

CFA franc The CFA franc (french: franc CFA, , Franc of the Financial Community of Africa, originally Franc of the French Colonies in Africa, or colloquially ; abbreviation: F.CFA) is the name of two currencies, the West African CFA franc, used in eight Wes ...

s of Congolese debt. 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 p ...

appointed

Gilbert Ondongo Gilbert Ondongo (born 1960"Ondongo Gilbert", ''Congo Brazzaville: Les Hommes de Pouvoir'', number 1Africa Intelligence 29 October 2002 .) is a Congolese politician who has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of State for th ...

to replace Issoïbeka as Minister of Finance on 15 September 2009."Gouvernement – La nouvelle équipe compte trente-sept membres"
''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 16 September 2009 .

References

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