Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt
Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt is a dynamic Gabonese businesswoman, bankruptcy lawyer (law administrator) for the court of Libreville, human rights leader. She worked for 25 years as a jurist in the oil and gas industry. She has been a member of the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council representing Central Africa for three terms, as well as chairperson of the Infrastructure and Energy Committee. She ran for office during the 2009 Gabonese election before vanishing from the political scene after the results. She is still very active in business and social activities. Education She studied law at Université Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne. Early life Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt comes from Enyonga, a village on the Ogooué river in Ogooué-Maritime Province. She comes from a very humble background and has lived in poverty which has made her a persistent businesswoman. Her older brother, Martin Rekangalt, held a high ranking position in the Gabonese SENAT after his diplomatic career as ambassador in Belgium and head of the Gabonese mission to the European Commission. Early career She started her career in oil and gas with Elf (later became Total S.A.) in its headquarters in Paris. She was then muted to Port-Gentil before settling