Yvonne Mboissona

Yvonne Mboissona (born 18 June 1957), often written Yvonne Mboïssona or Yvonne M'Boïssona, is a Central African politician who served as the Minister of Tourism Development and Handicrafts (2006–2008) and Minister of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fisheries and the Environment (2008–2009) during Bozize Presidency.

Early life and education Mboissona was born in Bouar on 18 June 1957. She finished her high school at Lycée de Fatima in Bangui. Subsequently, she went to Donetsk and learned the Russian language at a preparatory school in Donetsk. Afterwards, she enrolled at Institut supérieur de finances bancaires (Higher Institute of Banking Finance) in France. Mboissona was elected as a member of National Assembly in 2005, representing 3rd arrondissement of Bangui.

In 2006, she was nominated as the Minister of Tourism Development and Handicrafts for two years. At the same year, she founded a political party that addressed HIV/AIDS and poverty issues, the Union of the Popular Movement of Central Africa, on 1 June. Later, the party joined Kwa Na Kwa. Other than that, she privatized the Hôtel du Centre to Kruger Brent Tourism through an agreement signed on 15 December 2007, aiming to modernize and develop country's tourism sector.

Touadéra assigned her as minister of water, forestry, hunting, fisheries, and the environment on 22 January 2008, and she retained that position until January 2009. Furthermore, she stipulated that reforestation policy was one of the ministry top priorities. Upon the resignation of as Mayor of Bangui, Mboissona was rumored to become his successor.

Personal life Mboissona is the sister of François Bozizé.