Léon Mébiame

Who is Léon Mébiame?

Léon Mébiame was the Prime Minister of Gabon from 1975 to 1990.

A member of the Fang ethnic group, Mébiame was born in Libreville. Under French colonial rule, he became an inspector of federal police in 1956 and was posted in Chad from January 6, 1957 to March 1959. A close associate of President Omar Bongo, he was Vice President of Gabon from 1968 to 1975, when the position was abolished; he was then appointed as Prime Minister and served from April 16, 1975 to May 3, 1990. Subsequently he joined the opposition in the early 1990s.

He was appointed as President of the Libreville Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Mines on November 6, 2008. He took office on December 4, 2008, succeeding Joachim Boussamba.