Yvonne Mboissona

Yvonne Mboissona
Minister of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fisheries and the Environment
In office 22 January 2008 – 19 January 2009
President	François Bozizé
Prime Minister	Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Preceded by	Emmanuel Bizzo
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Bizot (as Water, Forests, Hunting, and Fishing) François Naoueyama (as Environment and Ecology)
Minister of Tourism Development and Handicrafts
In office 2 September 2006 – 22 January 2008
President	François Bozizé
Prime Minister	Élie Doté
Preceded by	Mohamed Mahdi Marboua
Succeeded by	Bernadette Sayo
Personal details
Born	(1957-06-18) 18 June 1957 (age 67) Bouar, Ubangi-Shari (now the present-day Central African Republic)
Political party	Union pour un mouvement populaire de Centrafrique Kwa Na Kwa
Relatives	François Bozizé (brother)
Alma mater	Institut supérieur de finances bancaires
Occupation	Politician

Yvonne Mboissona (born 18 June 1957), often written Yvonne Mboïssona[1] or Yvonne M'Boïssona,[2] 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.[2]

Political career

During Kolingba's presidency, Bozize was put into jail for coup attempt, and she protested it by submitting the case under the name M’Boïssona v. Central African Republic to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on 14 November 1990.[2]

Under the Bozize administration, International Crisis Group named Mboissona as his close aide, who played an important role in Bozize's power consolidation.[1] Mboissona returned to CAR in 2003 and was appointed as president's delegate in charge of health issues, social affairs, youth, and sports.[2] She held a pro-Bozize rally in Lakouanga, Bangui, on 2 November 2004.[3] Mboissona was elected as a member of National Assembly in 2005, representing 3rd arrondissement of Bangui.[4]

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.[5] Later, the party joined Kwa Na Kwa.[2] Under her tenure, a tourist complex was constructed in Monkey Island, Bangui.[6] 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.[7]

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.[2] Under her tenure, she was appointed Chairman of the COMIFAC during the 5th COMIFAC Council of Ministers Session in Bangui in September 2008.[8] Furthermore, she stipulated that reforestation policy was one of the ministry top priorities.[9] Upon the resignation of Jean-Barkès Gombe-Ketté [fr] as Mayor of Bangui, Mboissona was rumored to become his successor.[10]

Personal life

Mboissona is the sister of François Bozizé.[2]

References

1. International Crisis Group (9 December 2008). Central African Republic: Untangling the Political Dialogue (PDF) (Report). p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
2. Bradshaw, Richard; Rius, Juan Fandos (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic (Historical Dictionaries of Africa). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 440.
3. Junior, Mokambo. "UN MEETING DE SOUTIEN AU PRÉSIDENT BOZIZE A FAIT FIASCO". sangonet.com. leconfident. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
4. Sango Net, Sango Net. "RESULTATS DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES REPARTITIONS PAR PARTIS POLITIQUES CANDIDATS ELUS DEPUTES A L'ISSUE DU PREMIER TOUR". sangonet.com. Sango Net. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
5. Gabonews, Gabonews. "Gabon: Une femme créée son parti politique pour "défendre les intérêts" du peuple". fr.allafrica.com. Gabonews. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
6. APA, APA. "Un complexe touristique en construction à Bangui". planeteafrique.com. Planete Afrique. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
7. Soupou, J. "Centrafrique/Tourisme : KBT prend la gestion de l'Hôtel du Centre de Bangui". acap.cf. Agence Centrafrique Presse. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
8. CBFP, CBFP. "Conclusions of the COMIFAC Council of Ministers (9-11 September in Bangui)". archive.pfbc-cbfp.org. Congo Basin Forest Partnership. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
9. Soupou, J. "Célébration à Sakpa de la 24ème journée nationale de l'arbre". acap.cf. Agence Centrafrique Presse. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
10. Centrafrique Presse, Centrafrique Presse. "RCA : Coup de tonnerre à la Mairie de Bangui, Jean Barkès Ngombé-Ketté limogé". centrafrique-presse.over-blog.com. Centrafrique Presse. Retrieved 24 August 2024.