Daniel Ona Ondo
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Daniel Ona Ondo is a Gabon
ese politician
who is currently the First Vice-President of the National Assembly
. He is a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party
(Parti démocratique gabonais, PDG) and has served as a minister in the government.
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. 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.
He was elected to the National Assembly in the December 2006 parliamentary election
as the PDG candidate for the fourth seat in Woleu Department. Following that election, he was elected as First Vice-President of the National Assembly on 26 January 2007.
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
. He was the first person to confirm that he intended to seek the nomination. 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.
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
ese politician
Politics of Gabon
Politics of Gabon takes place in a framework of a republic whereby the President of Gabon is head of state and in effect, also the head of government, since he appoints the prime minister and his cabinet...
who is currently the First Vice-President of the National Assembly
National Assembly of Gabon
The National Assembly of Gabon is the lower house of the Parliament of Gabon. It has 120 members, 111 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies and 9 members appointed by the President.-Latest results:...
. He is a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party
Gabonese Democratic Party
The Gabonese Democratic Party , is the ruling and dominant political party of Gabon. Its motto is Dialogue, Tolerance, Peace.It has held power since independence, first under Léon M'ba , then under Omar Bongo...
(Parti démocratique gabonais, PDG) and has served as a minister in the government.
Political career
Ona Ondo taught at the Omar Bongo UniversityOmar Bongo University
Omar Bongo University was founded as the National University of Gabon in 1970. It was renamed in honor of President Omar Bongo in 1978. It is based in Libreville.-Source:* bc.edu* uob.ga...
in Libreville
Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
and was appointed as an adviser to President Omar Bongo
Omar Bongo
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba , born as Albert-Bernard Bongo, was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his death in office in 2009....
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. In a partial parliamentary election held on 26 May 2002, he won the fourth seat from Woleu Department
Woleu Department
Woleu is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital lies at Oyem. It borders Equatorial Guinea to the west....
as a PDG candidate, receiving 65.62% of the vote.
He was elected to the National Assembly in the December 2006 parliamentary election
Gabonese legislative election, 2006
A legislative election was held in Gabon on 17 December 2006 ....
as the PDG candidate for the fourth seat in Woleu Department. Following that election, he was elected as First Vice-President of the National Assembly on 26 January 2007.
On 25 June 2009, following the death of President Bongo, Ona Ondo said on Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...
that he intended to seek the PDG's nomination as its candidate for the planned presidential election
Gabonese presidential election, 2009
A presidential election was held in Gabon on 30 August 2009 after the incumbent President Omar Bongo Ondimba died on 8 June 2009. While the constitution stated that Interim President Rose Francine Rogombé should organise elections within 30 to 45 days, the Constitutional Court accepted the...
. He was the first person to confirm that he intended to seek the nomination. 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.