APA Libreville (Gabon) The Gabonese president Omar Bongo Ondimba on Monday evening reshuffled the government following the election of Foreign Affairs minister Jean Ping as chairperson of the African Union (AU) commission last Saturday in Addis Ababa.

Former Communication minister Mrs. Laure Olga Gondjout replaces Ping as Deputy Prime Minister, and minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Francophonie, while former Civil Service and State Modernisation minister Boniface Assele replaces Gondjout.

Former Gabonese ambassador to Great Britain, Alain Mensah Zoguelet, is in charge of Civil Service and State Modernisation

Lastly, Mrs. Honorine Dossou Naki is deputy Prime Minister, state control, Audit, anti-corruption and illicit enrichment minister.

The following is the complete list of the 42-member Gabonese government:

Prime Minister and head of government: Jean Eyeghe Ndong

Deputy Prime Ministers,

Environment, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection Minister: Georgette Koko

Culture, Arts, Popular Education, Radical Reform and Human Rights Minister: Paul Mba Abessole

Minister in charge of state control, Audit, anti-corruption and illicit enrichment: Honorine Dossou Naki

Senior Ministers

Mines, Oil, Hydrocarbons, Energy, Hydraulic Resources and Promotion of New Energies: Casimir Oye Mba

Mines, Finance, Budget and Privatization: Paul Toungui

Public Health in charge of Family and Women’s Promotion: Angelica Ngoma

Tourism and National parks: General Idriss Ngari

Foreign Affairs, Co-operation, Francophonie and Regional Integration: Laure Olga Gondjout

Technical Education, Vocational Training and Professional Integration of Young people: Pr Pierre Andre Kombila

Merchant Navy and Harbour Equipment: Jacques Adiahenot

National Defense: Ali Bongo Ondimba

Agriculture and Rural Development: Faustin Boukoubi

Trade, Industrial Development in charge of NEPAD: Paul Biyoghe Mba

Interior, Local Government, Decentralisation, Security and Immigration: Andre Mba Obame

Planning and Development Programming: Richard Auguste Onouviet

Labour, Public Construction and Infrastructure: General Flavien Nziengui-Nzoundou

Forestry Economies, Water Resources and Fisheries: Emile Doumba

Youth, Sports, Recreation in charge of Community life and Spokesman of the government: Rene Ndemezo Obiang

Civil Service and State Modernisation: Alain Mensah Zoguelet

Justice, Attorney General: Martin Mabala

Small and Medium-scale enterprise, Social Economy and Fight Against Poverty: Vincent Essone-Mengue

Planning, assessment of public enterprise policies and city policy: Pierre-Claver Manganga-Moussouvou

Labour, Employment and Social Welfare: Jean-François Ndoungou

Higher Education: Dieudonne Pambo

Housing and Town Planning: Patrice Tonda

National Education and Civil Society: Michel Menga M’Essone

Scientific Research and Technology Development: Albert Ondo Ossa

Communication, Posts, Telecommunication and New Information Technologies: Jean Boniface Assele

Social Affairs, Solidarity, Protection of Widows and Orphans, and Fight against AIDS: Denise Mekam’ne

Relations with Parliament and Constitutional Institutions: Josue Mbadinga

Transport and Civil aviation: Dieudonne Mouiri-Boussougou

Deputy Ministers:

In charge of nature protection reporting to the Minister of Environment, sustainable Development and Nature protection: Nguembi the Andre-Christ

In charge of Francophonie and Regional Integration reporting to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Co-operation, Francophonie and Regional Integration: Noel Nelson Messone

In charge of Hydraulic Resources and Promotion of New Energies reporting to the Minister of Mines, Oil, Hydrocarbons, Energy, Hydraulic Resources and Promotion of New Energies: Sylvain Momoadjambo

In charge of economy, reporting to the Minister of Economy, Finance, Budget and Privatization: Charles Mba

In charge of Public Health, Family and Women’s Promotion reporting to the Minister of Public Health: Koumba Souvi

In charge of Assessing Public Policies, Development Programming reporting to the Minister of Planning and development Programming: Celestin Bayogha Nembe

In charge of construction reporting to the Minister of Labour, Public Construction and Infrastructure: Gisele-Laure Eyang Ntoutoume

In charge of primary education reporting to the Minister of National Education and Civics: Solange Mabignath

In charge of security and immigration reporting to the Minister of Interior, Local government, Decentralization, security and Immigration: Philippe Nzenguet Mayila

In charge of water and fisheries reporting to the Minister of Forestry economies, water resources and fisheries: Alexandre Barro Chambrier.