He was appointed this Thursday, September 7, 2023, by decree of President of the transition General Oligui Nguema.
Raymond Ndong Sima is the new transitional prime minister in Gabon. Born in Oyem, in the north of Gabon in 1986, where he was given responsibility for structural adjustment and relations with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. In 1992, he was appointed Director General of Economics. He remained in this position while retaining responsibility for structural adjustment until 1994. He then served as general manager of Hévégab, a state-owned rubber company, from 1994 to 1998. Ndong Sima was appointed to the government as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development on October 17, 2009.
In the December 2011 legislative elections, in which the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) won an overwhelming majority of seats, Ndong Sima was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate in Kyé, Woleu province -Ntem. He was appointed Prime Minister on January 27, 2007 by Ali Bongo. where he held this position for almost two years. In July 2015, Ndong Sima left the CEO, complaining that the party was not open to criticism and different points of view. He also criticized the government’s handling of finances since his departure. Recall that during the 2023 elections, he ran for the presidential election. However, the “Alternance 2023” collective, which brings together the main opposition parties, chooses to appoint a single candidate, Albert Ondo Ossa, who becomes the main candidate. of the opposition against Ali Bongo.
