Vincent Essone Mengue (born 4 January 1946"ESSONO MENGUÉ Vincent"
''Africa Intelligence''
GABON: LES HOMMES DE POUVOIR N°4, 5 March 2002 .) 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 nort ...

ese politician. He served in the government of Gabon as Minister of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, the Social Economy, and the Fight Against Poverty from 2007 to 2009. Born in

Oyem Oyem is the capital of Woleu-Ntem province in northern Gabon, lying on the N2 road and the River Ntem. Geography The town lies on a plateau at an elevation of about . It is the administrative and transport center for the surrounding agricultural ...

, Essone Mengue was in charge of studies at the Commissariat of Planning and Development from 1978 to 1980. Subsequently, he was Adviser to the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Forests from 1980 to 1983, Director-General of the Ministry of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises from 1983 to 1990, and Director-General of the National Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise from 1990 to 1991. He became Administrator of the People's Bank in 1993. As a member of the National Rally of Woodcutters - Rally for Gabon (RNB-RPG), Essone Mengue became Mayor of Oyem in 1996. After 11 years in that position, he was appointed to the government as Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, the Social Economy, and the Fight Against Poverty on 28 December 2007. Following the death of President

Omar Bongo El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was the second President of Gabon for 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009. Omar Bongo was promoted to key positions as ...

on 8 June 2009, Essone Mengue was dismissed from the government on 22 July 2009; this was thought to be related to his apparent support for

Casimir Oyé Mba Casimir is classically an English, French and Latin form of the Polish name Kazimierz. Feminine forms are Casimira and Kazimiera. It means "proclaimer (from ''kazać'' to preach) of peace (''mir'')." List of variations *Belarusian: Казі ...

's independent candidacy in the 30 August 2009 presidential election. He was no longer a member of the RPG by that point."Gabon: Six ministres absents sur la liste de la nouvelle équipe gouvernementale"
, Gabonews, 23 July 2009 .

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1946 births Living people Government ministers of Gabon Mayors of places in Gabon National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally for Gabon politicians People from Oyem 21st-century Gabonese politicians {{Gabon-mayor-stub