Ignacio Milam Tang
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Ignacio Milam Tang is an Equatoguinean
politician who has been Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea since July 2008. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
(PDGE).
, and he remained in that post until being appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for the Civil Service and Administrative Coordination in the government of Prime Minister Cándido Muatetema Rivas
on February 26, 2001. After two years as Deputy Prime Minister, he was instead appointed as Minister of State and Secretary-General of the Presidency on February 11, 2003. It was announced on January 10, 2006, that he had been appointed as Equatorial Guinea's Ambassador to Spain
; he served in that position until July 2008.
Tang was appointed as Prime Minister by President Teodoro Obiang
on July 8, 2008, replacing Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
. Obiang appointed the new government headed by Tang on July 14. About half of the members of the previous government were retained in Tang's government, despite Obiang's scathing criticism of the previous government. Significantly, Tang was the first member of the Fang ethnic group to be appointed as Prime Minister since Obiang became President in 1979. At the time of his appointment, Tang was considered a supporter of close relations with Spain and was not believed to be a powerful figure in the PDGE regime.
Following Obiang's re-election in the November 2009 presidential election, Tang and his government resigned on 12 January 2010, as they were legally required to do. Obiang reappointed Tang as Prime Minister later on the same day.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
politician who has been Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea since July 2008. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was established by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo as the country's sole legal political organization on 11 October 1987...
(PDGE).
Political career
Tang is a member of the Fang ethnic group. He was Minister of Justice and Worship from 1996 to 1998, then Minister of Youth and Sports from 1998 to 1999. In 1999, he was elected as the Second Vice-President of the Chamber of People's RepresentativesChamber of People's Representatives
The unicameral House of People's Representatives of Equatorial Guinea is the country's legislative body....
, and he remained in that post until being appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for the Civil Service and Administrative Coordination in the government of Prime Minister Cándido Muatetema Rivas
Cándido Muatetema Rivas
Cándido Muatetema Rivas is a political figure in Equatorial Guinea who was Prime Minister from 2001 to 2004.Rivas was born in Batepe, a village in southern Fernando Po near Luba. He was General Treasurer of the State from November 1991 to August 1993 and served in the government as Secretary of...
on February 26, 2001. After two years as Deputy Prime Minister, he was instead appointed as Minister of State and Secretary-General of the Presidency on February 11, 2003. It was announced on January 10, 2006, that he had been appointed as Equatorial Guinea's Ambassador to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
; he served in that position until July 2008.
Tang was appointed as Prime Minister by President Teodoro Obiang
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is an Equatoguinean politician who has been President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. He ousted his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, in an August 1979 military coup and has overseen Equatorial Guinea's emergence as an important oil producer, beginning in the 1990s...
on July 8, 2008, replacing Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea is a politician from Equatorial Guinea and a member of PDGE. He was Prime Minister from 2006 to 2008. He is a lawyer by profession.Mangue Obama has worked as President Teodoro Obiang Nguema's lawyer...
. Obiang appointed the new government headed by Tang on July 14. About half of the members of the previous government were retained in Tang's government, despite Obiang's scathing criticism of the previous government. Significantly, Tang was the first member of the Fang ethnic group to be appointed as Prime Minister since Obiang became President in 1979. At the time of his appointment, Tang was considered a supporter of close relations with Spain and was not believed to be a powerful figure in the PDGE regime.
Following Obiang's re-election in the November 2009 presidential election, Tang and his government resigned on 12 January 2010, as they were legally required to do. Obiang reappointed Tang as Prime Minister later on the same day.