Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet

Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
10th Prime Minister of Gabon
In office 29 September 2016 – 12 January 2019
President	Ali Bongo Ondimba
Preceded by	Daniel Ona Ondo
Succeeded by	Julien Nkoghe Bekale
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 28 February 2012 – 28 September 2016
Prime Minister	Raymond Ndong Sima Daniel Ona Ondo
Preceded by	Paul Toungui
Succeeded by	Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya
Personal details
Born	Franck Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (1961-04-02)2 April 1961 Makokou, Gabon
Died	11 June 2020(2020-06-11) (aged 59) Libreville, Gabon
Political party	Democratic Party

Franck Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (2 April 1961^[1] – 11 June 2020^[2]) was a Gabonese diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Gabon from 2016 to 2019.

A career diplomat, Issoze-Ngondet served as Gabon's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2008 to January 2009. He then joined the country's government as Minister of Energy from January 2009 to June 2009 and then briefly as Minister of Relations with Parliament in mid-2009, before returning to the post of Permanent Representative to the UN in November 2009. In March 2010, Issoze-Ngondet was the President of the United Nations Security Council. He returned to domestic politics in 2012 as Minister of Foreign Affairs, a post he held for over four years. In September 2016, Issoze-Ngondet was appointed Prime Minister by Ali Bongo Ondimba. He remained in that role until 2019.