Daniel Ona Ondo

Daniel Ona Ondo (born 10 July 1945^[1]) is a Gabonese politician who is currently the First Vice-President of the National Assembly.^[2] He is a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (Parti démocratique gabonais, PDG)^[3] and has served as a minister in the government.

Political career

Ona Ondo taught at the Omar Bongo University in Libreville and was appointed as an adviser to President Omar Bongo in 1990; he also became Rector of Omar Bongo University in 1990. He was elected to the National Assembly in the December 1996 parliamentary election, and he was then appointed to the government as Minister Delegate under the Minister of Health and Population in 1997. Subsequently he was Minister of Culture, Arts, Popular Education, Youth, and Sports from 1999 to 2002 before being appointed as Minister of National Education on 27 January 2002.^[1] In a partial parliamentary election held on 26 May 2002, he won the fourth seat from Woleu Department as a PDG candidate, receiving 65.62% of the vote.^[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly in the December 2006 parliamentary election as the PDG candidate for the fourth seat in Woleu Department.^[5] Following that election, he was elected as First Vice-President of the National Assembly on 26 January 2007.^[6]

On 25 June 2009, following the death of President Bongo, Ona Ondo said on Radio France Internationale that he intended to seek the PDG's nomination as its candidate for the planned presidential election.^[7] He was the first person to confirm that he intended to seek the nomination.^[8] Although he said that he intended to only run if he won the PDG nomination, it was noted that he made the announcement publicly without adhering to party guidelines intended to ensure unity and discipline.^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Ona Ondo Daniel", Gabon: Les Hommes de Pouvoir N°4, Africa Intelligence, 5 March 2002 (French).
2. ^ Page on the Bureau of the National Assembly, National Assembly website (French).
3. ^ "Liste Alphabétique des Députés". National Assembly website. http://www.assemblee.ga/article.php3?id_article=4. Retrieved January 26, 2009. 
4. ^ "Partielles: Les résultats de la CNE", L'Union, 30 May 2002 (French).
5. ^ List of deputies by constituency, National Assembly website (French).
6. ^ "Gabon : le bureau de l'Assemblée nationale constitué", Gabonews, 27 January 2007 (French).
7. ^ ^{a b} "Gabon : La candidature d'Ona Ondo sonne-t-elle le glas du PDG ?", GabonEco, 26 June 2009 (French).
8. ^ "Gabon: Présidentielle anticipée - Daniel Ona Ondo premier candidat à la candidature du PDG", Gabonews, 25 June 2009 (French).

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