Joseph Owondault Berre

Joseph Owondault Berre
Transitional Vice President of Gabon
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 September 2023
PresidentBrice Oligui Nguema
Preceded byRose Christiane Raponda
Personal details
Born21 October 1945
Mouila, French Equatorial Africa
Alma materInstitut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon

Joseph Owondault Berre (born 21 October 1945) is a Gabonese engineer and the current vice president of Gabon under Brice Oligui Nguema.[1][2] He was appointed as vice president in a transitional capacity on 11 September 2023.[3][4]

Berre was born on 21 October 1945 in Mouila.[5] He has an engineering degree from the Institut national des sciences appliquées (INSA)[3] acquired in 1972.[5]

Berre worked as an engineer by profession, and worked in Gabon Energy and Water Company (SEEG) and as a general manager in the Petroleum Products Warehousing Company (SGEPP).[6][3] He was an advisor to the mayor of Libreville from 1985 to 1988.[6] He retired in 2003, and worked as an independent consultant for oil businesses.[5]

  1. ^ "Au Gabon, Joseph Owondault Berre, nouveau vice-président de la transition – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French).
  2. ^ sonapresse, L'Union (15 September 2023). "Vice-présidence de la Transition : Joseph Owondault Berre prend ses quartiers". L'UNION | L'actualité du Gabon (in French).
  3. ^ a b c "Gabon: qui est Joseph Owondault Berre, vice-président de la transition?". RFI (in French). 12 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Gabon: Joseph Owondault Berre nommé vice-président de la transition". ACP (in French). 12 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Transition : Qui est Joseph Owondault Berre, le civil nommé vice-président du Gabon ?". Info241.com (in French). 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b Ndong, Arnaud Ntoutoume (13 September 2023). "Gabon : Joseph Owondault Berre, de Delta Synergie à la Vice-présidence de la Transition". Inside News241 (in French).