Célestin Leroy Gaombalet (born January 1, 1942[citation needed]) was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2005, and is currently the President of the National Assembly.
Gaombalet was born in the village of Grimari.[citation needed]. He began working for the Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa (UDEAC) in the 1970s, then became Director-General of the Union Bank in Central Africa, located in Bangui, before being dismissed from that post by President André Kolingba in 1981. Kolinga moved Gaombalet to a position at the Development Bank of Central African States in Brazzaville. In the early 1990s he returned to the Central African Republic, becoming head of the Moroccan-Central African People's Bank and later retiring.[1]
Despite having no political experience,[1] Gaombalet was appointed as Prime Minister by President François Bozizé on December 12, 2003, replacing Abel Goumba, who in turn became Bozizé's vice-president.[2] In a reshuffle of the government on September 2, 2004, Gaombalet remained Prime Minister while the number of ministers was reduced to 24 from the previous 28; Gaombalet said that this did not affect the political balance and that it was necessary to save money.[3] In the 2005 parliamentary election, Gaombalet was elected as a deputy in the National Assembly from Bambari. At the opening of the National Assembly, he was elected as President of the National Assembly on June 7 2005, receiving 78 votes against 18 for Luc Apollinaire Dondon Konamabaye, who had previously held the position under President Ange-Félix Patassé.[4] Gaombalet resigned as Prime Minister on June 11 and was replaced by Élie Doté on June 13.[5]
References
- ^ a b Jean-Dominique Geslin, "Que peut faire Gaombalet ?, "Jeuneafrique.com, December 21, 2003 (French).
- ^ Jean-Dominique Geslin, "Abel Goumba limogé", Jeuneafrique.com, December 14, 2003 (French).
- ^ "Semaine du 5 septembre 2004", Jeuneafrique.com, September 5, 2004 (French).
- ^ "New parliament meets, elects speaker", IRIN, June 9, 2005.
- ^ "Bozize inaugurated, prime minister appointed", IRIN, June 13, 2005.
| Preceded by Abel Goumba |
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Élie Doté |
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