Benjamin Bounkoulou | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1992–1995 | |
| President | Pascal Lissouba |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Dieudonné Ganga |
| Succeeded by | Arsène Tsaty-Boungou |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1942 Kinkengué, French Congo |
| Died | 23 August 2023 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Political party | Union for the Republic |
| Occupation | Politician |
Benjamin Bounkoulou (25 September 1942 – 23 August 2023) was a Congolese politician who served in the government of the Republic of the Congo as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1992 to 1995 under President Pascal Lissouba. He was President of the Union for the Republic (UR), a political party, from 1995. Bounkoulou was Second Vice-President of the National Transitional Council from 1998 to 2002, and First Vice-President of the Senate from 2002 to 2011. After failing to win re-election to the Senate in 2011, he was instead elected to the National Assembly in 2012 and served as President of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Commission.