Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt

Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt is a dynamic Gabonese businesswoman,[4] bankruptcy lawyer (law administrator) for the court of Libreville, human rights leader. She worked for 25 years as a jurist in the oil and gas industry. She has been a member of the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council representing Central Africa for three terms, as well as chairperson of the Infrastructure and Energy Committee. She ran for office during the 2009 Gabonese election before vanishing from the political scene after the results. She is still very active in business and social activities.

Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt
Image of Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt in her office
Yvette Rekangalt in her Libreville office
Born
Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt

(1956-06-26) June 26, 1956
Enyonga, near Port-Gentil in Gabon, Central Africa
EducationLaw at Université Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne
Occupations
  • Bankruptcy lawyer
  • Human rights leader
  • Negotiator[1]
  • Process communication[2] expert[3]
  • Politics

Education

She studied law at Université Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne.

Early life

Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt comes from Enyonga,[5] a village on the Ogooué river in Ogooué-Maritime Province. She comes from a very humble background and has lived in poverty[6] which has made her a persistent businesswoman.[7]

Her older brother, Martin Rekangalt, held a high ranking position in the Gabonese SENAT after his diplomatic career as ambassador in Belgium and head of the Gabonese mission to the European Commission.[8]

Early career

She started her career in oil and gas with Elf (later became Total S.A.) in its headquarters in Paris. She was then muted to Port-Gentil before settling in the country's headquarter in Libreville. She stayed 22 years at Total Gabon, where she was in charge of oil and gas contracts, internal and external relations, before starting her consulting company.

Consultancy role

Yvette Ngwevilo played has been a support consultant for a number of local and international organizations[9] such as the NEPAD[10] World Bank, The International Heath Organization, The International Center for Trade and International Development[11]

Current activities

Subsequent to starting her consulting firm, Yenore in Gabon and France, Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt was sworn in as bankruptcy trustee for the Law Court of Libreville on august 13th.

Associations
  • Member of the Interim Standing Committee (ECOSOCC) of the African Union.[12]
  • President of the National Planned Parenthood Federation
  • Former President of the Economical, Cultural and Social Council[13]
  • Président of Sauvegarde de l'Enfance - SOS Mwana
  • Nation and Regional Committee for Negotiations of the economical partnerships agreements member for seven years
  • Steering committee member of the program Gabon 2025
  • Served one term as the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council member
  • Served three mandates at Gabonese National Economic, Social and Cultural Council
  • Member of the African Women's Development and Communication Network
  • Founding member of the Gabonese National Association of Women Lawyers

References
  1. "Trade Negotiations Insights" (PDF). International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development.
  2. Process communication
  3. "Le Gabon emboîte le pas à la Process communication". InfoPlusGabon.
  4. Gomez, Virginie; Yves-Laurent, Ngoma (December 12, 2002). "Vie publique". L'Express. Retrieved December 12, 2002.
  5. "Origins of Madame Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt". InfoPlusGabon.
  6. "VOA Interview". Interview with Voice of Africa.
  7. "Interview of Madame Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt on her political campaign". Africa 24.
  8. "Photo of ambassador Martin Rekangalt". European Commission.
  9. "HISTOIRE DE NOTRE ENSEIGNE – yenore consulting". Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  10. Patrice, Moundounga Mouity (January 2009). "LE GABON ET LE NOUVEAU PARTENARIAT POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L'AFRIQUE (NEPAD)". HAL. 588: 304 – via Archives ouvertes.
  11. "Trade Negotiations Insights" (PDF). International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  12. "List of ECOSOCC Bureau, Standing Committee Members" (PDF). African Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2005.
  13. INSTITUT SOUS-REGIONAL MULTISECTORIEL DETECHNOLOGIE APPLIQUEE, DE PLANIFICATION ETD’EVALUATION DE PROJETS (April 2012). "Rapportde la Gouvernance enAfrique III: Etude sur lesélections et la gestionde la diversité au Gabon" (PDF). UNDP. 257: 137.


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