Isidore Mvouba

Infobox Prime Minister


name = Isidore Mvouba
order = Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville
president = Denis Sassou Nguesso
term_start = 07 January 2005
predecessor = Bernard Kolelas
birth_date = 1954
birth_place = Kindamba, French Congo
party = PCT

Isidore Mvouba (born 1954 [http://www.consulateofcongo.com/government.php Page on Congolese government] at the web site of the Consulate of the Republic of Congo in New Delhi, India.] ) is a Congolese political figure who has been the Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo since January 7 2005. He is a member of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT, or "Parti Congolais du Travail") and has served under President Denis Sassou-Nguesso as a minister since 1997.

Mvouba was born in Kindamba, in the Pool Region, and became a railways engineer, working at the Congo-Ocean Railroad ("Chemin de fer Congo-Océan") beginning in 1976. ["Who's Who", "CONGO BRAZZAVILLE: LES HOMMES DE POUVOIR n°1", "Africa Intelligence", October 29 2002 fr icon.] He directed PCT candidate Sassou-Nguesso's presidential campaign in 1992, and he declined an invitation from Pascal Lissouba to become Minister of Trade when Lissouba became President in 1992.

Mvouba was spokesman of the pro-Sassou-Nguesso United Democratic Forces during the 1997 Civil War. ["DRCongo: Soldiers raid Sassou-Nguesso supporters' refugee camp", Africa No 1 radio (nl.newsbank.com), October 2, 1997.] The Civil War resulted in Sassou-Nguesso's return to power in October 1997, and Mvouba became Director of the Cabinet of the Head of State"Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders" (2003), page 117.] (with the rank of Minister ["Congo-Brazzaville: dérives politiques, catastrophe humanitaire, désirs de paix" (1999), Karthala Editions, page 7 fr icon.] ), serving in that position from 1997 until he became Minister of Transport, Civil Aviation, and Merchant Navy in January 1999.

Mvouba directed Sassou-Nguesso's campaign in the March 2002 presidential election, and in the government named on August 18 2002, Mvouba was promoted to the position of Minister of State for Transport and Privatization in charge of the Coordination of Government Action. [ [http://www.afrique-express.com/archive/CENTRALE/congo/congopol/254formationgouvernement.htm "Formation d’un nouveau gouvernement"] , "Afrique Express", N° 254, September 2, 2002 fr icon.] He became Prime Minister in charge of the Coordination of Government Action and Privatization (although not head of government) in the government named on January 7 2005. [http://www.congopage.com/article2171.html "Remaniement du gouvernement congolais : départ du ministre des Finances"] , Congopage.com, January 7, 2005 fr icon.] [ [http://www.presse-francophone.org/francophonie/francophonie_gouvernements_congo.htm List of government ministers of the Republic of the Congo] , presse-francophone.org fr icon.] [François Soudan, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_jeune_afrique.asp?art_cle=LIN16015leshotnedis0 "Les hommes du président"] , Jeuneafrique.com, January 16, 2005 fr icon.] He was appointed as Prime Minister even though the constitution does not provide for that position.

He has been a member of the Political Bureau of the PCT and the first secretary of its youth organization, the Union of the Congolese Socialist Youth (UJSC, "Union de la jeunesse socialiste congolaise").

Mvouba was elected to the National Assembly as a PCT candidate from Kindamba constituency in the 2007 parliamentary election. [ [http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php?action=depeche&dep_id=17753&oldaction=textes&regpay_id=0&cat_id=&ss_cat_id=&LISTE_FROM=0&select_month=08&select_year=2007 "La liste complète des députés"] , "Les Dépêches de Brazzaville", August 11, 2007 fr icon.] Following the death of Senate President and PCT Secretary-General Ambroise Noumazalaye on November 17 2007, Mvouba became Interim Secretary-General of the PCT. [ [http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php?action=depeche&dep_id=19365&oldaction=liste&regpay_id=0&them_id=0&cat_id=1&ss_cat_id=0&LISTE_FROM=0&select_month=0&select_year=0 "La dépouille mortelle du président du Sénat attendue le 23 novembre à Brazzaville"] , "Les Dépêches de Brazzaville", November 22, 2007 fr icon.]

At the time of the June 2008 local elections, Mvouba is President of the National Coordination of the Rally of the Presidential Majority (RMP), the coalition supporting Sassou-Nguesso. [Thierry Noungou, [http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php?action=depeche&dep_id=22658&oldaction=liste&regpay_id=0&them_id=0&cat_id=1&ss_cat_id=18&LISTE_FROM=0&select_month=06&select_year=2008 "Elections locales du 29 juin - Isidore Mvouba donne le top de la campagne électorale du RMP"] , "Les Dépêches de Brazzaville", June 17, 2008 fr icon.]

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