Émilienne Raoul

Emilienne Raoul (née Matingou,[1] born 7 January 1945[1][2]) is a Congolese politician who served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Social Affairs from 2002 to 2016. She additionally served as Minister of Health from 2007 to 2009.

Life and career

Raoul was born in Brazzaville and has a background working in education at the Marien Ngouabi University in Brazzaville.[1][2] She was married to Alfred Raoul, who served as Prime Minister during the 1960s, prior to the latter's death in 1999.[1] From 1998 to 2002, she was a member of the National Transitional Council (CNT), the interim parliament that existed during the transitional period which followed the 1997 civil war.[2] Her writings include Alternative Strategies to Fight Against Poverty in Congo (Strategies alternatives de lutte contre la pauvrete au Congo), published in 2000.[1]

In the May–June 2002 parliamentary election, held at the end of the transitional period, Raoul was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate in the first constituency of Brazzaville's Seventh Arrondissement (Mfilou); she won the seat in the second round of voting.[3] Following the election, she was appointed to the government as Minister of Social Affairs, Solidarity, Humanitarian Action, Victims of War, and the Family on 18 August 2002.[4]

On 3 March 2007, her ministerial portfolio was altered and she was appointed as Minister of Health, Social Affairs and the Family. She accordingly succeeded Alphonse Gando at the Ministry of Health on 10 March.[5] In addition to her post in the government, she was President of the Center for the Advancement of Women in Politics as of 2007.[6]

Raoul's portfolio was reduced on 15 September 2009, when she was appointed as Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action, and Solidarity.[7] She was succeeded by Georges Moyen at the Ministry of Health on 24 September.[8]

After President Denis Sassou Nguesso's victory in the March 2016 presidential election, Raoul was dismissed from the government on 30 April 2016;[9] Antoinette Dinga Dzondo was appointed to replace her as Minister of Social Affairs.[10] Dinga Dzondo succeeded Raoul at the ministry on 7 May.[11]

References
  1. Short biography at website of the Congolese Consulate in New Delhi.
  2. "Who's Who", Congo Brazzaville: Les hommes de pouvoir, number 1, Africa Intelligence, 29 October 2002 (in French).
  3. "Assemblée nationale : les élus du second tour et leur appartenance politique", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 28 June 2002 (in French). Archived 26 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "La composition du nouveau gouvernement congolais", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 19 August 2002 (in French). Archived 28 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Quentin Loubou, "Emilienne Raoul prend officiellement les commandes du ministère de la Santé", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 13 March 2007 (in French). Archived 26 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Thierry Noungou, "Elections locales 2008/ Une campagne de sensibilisation des femmes congolaises aux prochaines échéances électorales", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 22 October 2007 (in French). Archived 26 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Gouvernement - La nouvelle équipe compte trente-sept membres", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 16 September 2009 (in French). Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Fortuné Ibara, "Georges Moyen entre en possession des clés du ministère de la Santé et de la population", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, number 828, 28 September 2009, page 3 (in French).
  9. Trésor Kibangula, "Congo-Brazzaville : ce qu’il faut savoir sur le nouveau gouvernement", Jeune Afrique, 3 May 2016 (in French).
  10. "Équipe gouvernementale de la Nouvelle République", ADIAC, 1 May 2016 (in French).
  11. Parfait Wilfried Douniama, "Gouvernement : Emilienne Raoul quitte les Affaires sociales après 14 ans", ADIAC, 10 May 2016 (in French).
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