Arlette Soudan-Nonault

Arlette Soudan-Nonault is a Congolese journalist and politician. She serves as Republic of Congo's Minister of Tourism and Environment.

Early life and career Soudan-Nonault was born in Brazzaville to Senator Jean-Pierre Nonault, who served as Congolese ambassador to France and Russia. She received her education in these countries. She then trained as a journalist. She was a presenter of news programs on Radio Congo as well as produced a number of shows such as Les stratèges du Look and Clin d'oeil d'Arlette Soudan-Nonault. She then served as the press attaché to the President of the Republic of Congo between 1992 and 1997.

She then launched a communication consulting firm. In 2005, she founded a private school Institution Saint François d'Assise in the outskirts of Brazzaville. In August 2017, she took on additional charge of the Ministry of Environment replacing Rosalie Matondo.

Soudan-Nonault is married to journalist François Soudan, who is the managing editor of magazine Jeune Afrique.