Jean-Félix Mamalepot
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Jean-Félix Mamalepot is a Gabon
ese banker who was Governor of the Bank of Central African States
(BEAC) from 1990 to 2007.
Mamalepot was born in Mbabiri in the Haut-Ogooué Province of Gabon; he is a member of the Kota ethnic group
. He was educated in France and joined the Bank of the States of Equatorial Africa and Cameroon in 1968. In 1970, he joined the Gabonese Development Bank as Deputy Director-General and then as Director-General, remaining in that post until 1990. He briefly served as Prime Minister Casimir Oyé-Mba
's adviser on financial matters in 1990.
Prior to Oyé-Mba's appointment as Prime Minister of Gabon, he had been Governor of the BEAC, and Mamalepot was appointed to replace Oyé-Mba as BEAC Governor on July 24, 1990; he took over that post in October 1990.
The Conference of the Heads of State of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) decided to replace Mamalepot as BEAC Governor in April 2007. He was instead appointed as High Commissioner to the Presidency of Gabon, in charge of the establishment of the Mandji Free Zone—a special economic area on the island of Mandji at Port-Gentil
—on June 21, 2007.
Subsequently Mamalepot was elected for a three-year term as President of the Council of Administration of the National Health Insurance and Social Security Fund (Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie et de Garantie Sociale) on 26 November 2008.
He's also an accomplished father of six children.
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 banker who was Governor of the Bank of Central African States
Bank of Central African States
The Bank of Central African States is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa:*Cameroon*Central African Republic*Chad*Equatorial Guinea*Gabon*Republic of the Congo...
(BEAC) from 1990 to 2007.
Mamalepot was born in Mbabiri in the Haut-Ogooué Province of Gabon; he is a member of the Kota ethnic group
Bakota
The Bakota are a Bantu ethnic group from the northeastern region of Gabon. The language they speak is called iKota, but is sometimes referred to as Bakota, ikuta, Kota, and among the Fang, they are known as Mekora. The language has several dialects, which include: Ndambomo, Mahongwe,...
. He was educated in France and joined the Bank of the States of Equatorial Africa and Cameroon in 1968. In 1970, he joined the Gabonese Development Bank as Deputy Director-General and then as Director-General, remaining in that post until 1990. He briefly served as Prime Minister Casimir Oyé-Mba
Casimir Oyé-Mba
Casimir Marie Ange Oyé-Mba is a Gabonese politician. After serving as Governor of the Bank of Central African States from 1978 to 1990, Oyé-Mba was Prime Minister of Gabon from 3 May 1990 to 2 November 1994...
's adviser on financial matters in 1990.
Prior to Oyé-Mba's appointment as Prime Minister of Gabon, he had been Governor of the BEAC, and Mamalepot was appointed to replace Oyé-Mba as BEAC Governor on July 24, 1990; he took over that post in October 1990.
The Conference of the Heads of State of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) decided to replace Mamalepot as BEAC Governor in April 2007. He was instead appointed as High Commissioner to the Presidency of Gabon, in charge of the establishment of the Mandji Free Zone—a special economic area on the island of Mandji at Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon and a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. Although it lies inshore, the nearby mainland is a remote forest area and it is not connected by road to the rest of the nation...
—on June 21, 2007.
Subsequently Mamalepot was elected for a three-year term as President of the Council of Administration of the National Health Insurance and Social Security Fund (Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie et de Garantie Sociale) on 26 November 2008.
He's also an accomplished father of six children.