The Senate of Gabon is the upper house of the parliament of Gabon , while the lower house is the National Assembly . The Senate consists of 102 senators, elected for 6 years. Senators are elected during indirect elections by municipal local electors. Elections are mainly held in single-mandate constituencies; since 2009, 2 senators have been elected in several constituencies.
| Senate of Gabon | |
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| fr. Senat du gabon | |
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| Type of | |
| Type of | upper house of parliament of Gabon |
| Guide | |
| The chairman | Lucy Milbow-Aubusson since February 27, 2015 |
| Structure | |
| Of members | 102 |
| Voting system | majority |
| Conference hall | |
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| Senate building in Libreville . | |
| Site | |
| senatgabon.net | |
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History
Until 1991, the Gabon parliament consisted only of the National Assembly. The Senate was founded in accordance with the 1991 Constitution. However, the Senate was actually created only in 1997, when the first elections to the upper house of parliament were held [1] .
The first president of the Senate was in 1997, Georges Raviri (1932-2006), national politician and associate of President Omar Bongo , who served as president of the Senate until his death in 2006. In 2006-2009, the President of the Senate was Rene Radembino Koniket. Rosa Francine Rogombe was elected President of the Senate in February 2009. After the death of President Omar Bong, she served as president from June to October 2009. For this period, she was replaced by Leonard Anjembe. She left the post of President of the Senate in February 2015.
See also
- National Assembly of Gabon
Notes
- ↑ David E. Gardinier and Douglas A. Yates, Historical Dictionary of Gabon (third edition, 2006), Scarecrow Press, page 65.