Émile Doumba

Emile Doumba (born 29 October 1944 ) is a Gabonese politician. After heading the Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie du Gabon (BICIG), he was Minister of Finance from 1999 to 2002, then Minister of the Forest Economy from 2002 to 2009. He was briefly Minister of Urban and Regional Planning from June 2009 to July 2009 and Minister of Energy, Hydraulic Resources, and New Energies from July 2009 to October 2009. Since October 2009, he has been Minister for Relations with Parliament and the Constitutional Institutions, Regional Integration, and NEPAD, in charge of Human Rights.

BICIG career and appointment as Finance Minister

Doumba was born in Libreville After about 19 years in the latter post, he was appointed to the government as Minister of the Economy, Finance, Budget, and Privatization on 25 January 1999. He was then moved to the post of Minister of Energy, Hydraulic Resources, and New Energies on 22 July 2009.

After Bongo's son, Ali Bongo Ondimba, won the 30 August 2009 presidential election, Doumba was moved to the post of Minister for Relations with Parliament and the Constitutional Institutions, Regional Integration, and NEPAD, in charge of Human Rights, on 17 October 2009.