Séraphin Moundounga (born 29 February 1964 in Tchibanga) is a Gabonese politician who is currently serving as the

vice president of Gabon The vice president of Gabon () is a political position in Gabon. The vice president's role is to assist the President of Gabon, president and the person serving as vice president has no interim role in the event of a power vacuum. Séraphin Mo ...

since May 2025. He served in the government of Gabon as

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

from 2014 to 2016.

Biography

A member of the ruling

Gabonese Democratic Party The Gabonese Democratic Party (, PDG) is a political party in Gabon. It was the dominant political party in Gabonese politics from 1961 until 2023, when it was deposed in a coup d'état against President Ali Bongo. It was also the sole legal ...

, he was first elected to the National Assembly of Gabon in the 1990 parliamentary election, and he was First Quaestor of the National Assembly from 1997 to 2009. From October 2009 to 2014 he served as Minister of National Education. One of his main projects was the renovation of the Omar Bongo University. Séraphin Moundounga was appointed as

in January 2014. He resigned as Minister of Justice on 5 September 2016 after the government of President Ali Bongo Ondimba refused a recount of disputed votes in the 2016 presidential election. At the time of his resignation he was also Second Deputy Prime Minister. Moundounga went into exile in France shortly thereafter, alleging that the government orchestrated an invasion of his house on the night of 6–7 September; although he was not present at the house at time, he characterized it as an assassination attempt. Settled in Europe, he became the President of the NGO UNITE (Union Pour la Nation l'Intégrité, le Travail et l'Égalité) and lobbied in favor of the revision of the Gabonese constitution. In July 2020, after a rumor of suicide spread like wildfire in the Gabonese media, Moundounga's family confirmed that he was still alive and well. On 5 May 2025, Moundounga was appointed as Vice President of Gabon.

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