Paul Toungui

Paul Toungui (born 7 September 1950 ) is a Gabonese politician who served in the government of Gabon from 1990 to 2012. He was Minister of Finance from 1991 to 1994, Minister of Mines, Energy, and Oil from 1994 to 2002, Minister of State for the Economy and Finance from 2002 to 2008, and finally Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2012.

Political career Toungui was born in Okonja, located in Haut-Ogooué Province in southeastern Gabon, and studied mathematics, earning a degree in France.

In the December 2006 parliamentary election, he was elected to the National Assembly as the PDG candidate in Okonja constituency. After nearly seven years as Finance Minister, Toungui was instead appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, La Francophonie, and Regional Integration on 7 October 2008. He succeeded Laure Olga Gondjout as Foreign Minister on 9 October. He was dismissed from the government on 28 February 2012.

Personal life Toungui is the son-in-law of Omar Bongo, who was President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009; he married Bongo's daughter, Pascaline Bongo, in 1995.