Minister of Foreign Affairs (Central African Republic)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic (known as the Central African Empire in 1976–79) is a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.

The following is a list of foreign ministers of the Central African Republic since its founding in 1960:[1]

No. Name
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Tenure
Central African Republic (1960–1976)
1 Maurice Dejean
(1927–1966)
1960–1963
2 Jean-Christophe Macpayen
(1934–1981)
1963–1964
3 Antoine Guimali
(b. 1928)
1964–1967
4 Jean-Arthur Bandio
(1923–1992)
1967–1968
5 Maurice Gouandjia
(1925–1988)
1968–1969
6 Nestor Kombot-Naguemon
(1934–2004)
1969–1970
(5) Maurice Gouandjia
(1925–1988)
1970–1971
7 Clément-Michel N'Gai Voueto 1971
8 Joseph Potolot
(1939–af. 1985)
1971–1975
9 Antonio Franck
(1927–2006)
1975–1976
Central African Empire (1976–1979)
10 Jean-Paul Mokodopo
(1935–1984)
1976–1977
11 Michel Gbezera-Bria
(b. 1946)
1977–1978
(10) Jean-Paul Mokodopo
(1935–1984)
1978–1979
Central African Republic (1979–present)
12 Sylvestre Bangui
(1934–1996)
1979–1980
13 Simon Bédaya-Ngaro
(1936–2006)
1980–1981
14 Jean-Pierre Sohahong-Kombet
(1935-2017)
1981
15 Jean-Louis Gervil-Yambala
(1946–2001)
1981–1983
16 Michel Sallé
(b. 1952)
1983–1984
(7) Clément-Michel N'Gai Voueto 1984–1985
17 Jean-Louis Psimhis
(1936–?)
1985–1988
(11) Michel Gbezera-Bria
(b. 1946)
1988–1990
18 Laurent Gomina-Pampali
(b. 1949)
1990–1991
19 Christian Lingama-Toleque
(b. 1936)
1991–1992
20 Jean-Marie Bassia 1992–1993
(13) Simon Bédaya-Ngaro
(1936–2006)
1993–1996
(11) Michel Gbezera-Bria
(b. 1946)
1996–1997
21 Jean Mette-Yapende 1997–1999
22 Marcel Metefara
(?–2009)
1999–2001
23 Agba Otikpo Mézodé 2001–2003
24 Martial Beti Marace
(b. 1959)
2003
25 Karim Meckassoua
(b. 1953)
2003
26 Charles Wénézoui
(1950?–2007)
2003–2005
27 Jean-Paul Ngoupandé
(1948–2014)
2005–2006
28 Côme Zoumara
(b. 1959?)
2006–2008
29 Dieudonné Kombo Yaya 2008–2009
30 Antoine Gambi 2009–2013
31 Parfait Anicet Mbay 2013
32 Charles-Armel Doubane
(b. 1966)
2013
33 Léonie Banga-Bothy 2013–2014
34 Toussaint Kongo-Doudou 2014–2015
35 Samuel Rangba
(b. 1973?)
2015–2016
(32) Charles-Armel Doubane
(b. 1966)
2016–2018
36 Sylvie Baïpo-Temon 2018–present
  1. ^ "Foreign ministers A–D". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 7 October 2014.