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
Born (1945-10-21) October 21, 1945 (age 79)
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).