Charlotte Opimbat
Charlotte Opimbat, née Mboundza Moke Ekotikambi is a Congolese Party of Labour (PCT) politician in Congo-Brazzaville. She is the Deputy in the National Assembly for the second Poto-Poto constituency, Brazzaville Department.[1]
Life
[edit]After primary schooling and secondary schooling in Poto-Poto, she left Congo in 1978 to study at the Lycée Salvador Allende, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France. In 1982 she entered the University of Caen Normandy, graduating in economic and social administration in 1985. She then studied for a masters at the François Rabelais University of Tours.[2]
At the age of 28 she married the politician Leon-Alfred Opimbat. The couple have five children.[2]
In the 2007 parliamentary election, Opimbat was elected for Poto-Poto's first constituency, standing for the New Democratic Forces (FDN) party.[3] She was re-elected for Poto-Poto's second constituency in the 2012 parliamentary election, and elected First Quaestor.[4]
In 2013 Opimbat announced the construction of five new boreholes in Poto-Poto, to enable residents to draw water for free.[5] In July 2014 she donated tracksuits to senior citizens in her constituency.[6] In July 2015 she again gave clothing to the elderly as protection from the cold.[7] She was again returned for Poto-Poto 2 in the 2017 parliamentary election.[8]
Opimbat has served as a vice-president of the Congolese women parliamentary group.[9]
In 2020 the first lady, Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, was reported to support Opimbat in her candidacy to be Mayor of Brazzaville.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Les Députés par Département". National Assembly (in French). Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b Pascal-Azad Doko (19 October 2012). "Charlotte Opimbat, députée, permier questeur du bureau de l'assemblée nationale". La Semaine Africaine. Vol. 3235. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Roger Ngombé, "Les Forces démocratiques nouvelles présentent leurs deux députés" Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 1 September 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Assemblée nationale du Congo: Justin Koumba réélu à la présidence". grioo.com (in French). 6 September 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Roger Ngombé (19 June 2013). "Eau: La députée Charlotte Opimbat prévoit la construction de cinq forages modernes à Poto-poto". ADIAC (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Josiane Mambou-Loukoula (9 July 2014). "Poto-Poto II : Charlotte Opimbat fait un don de survêtements à ses mandants". ADIAC (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Perfect Wilfried Douniama (9 July 2015). "Poto-Poto: Charlotte Opimbat assiste 500 personnes âgées". ADIAC (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Arrêté n° 5098 du 21 juillet 2017" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République du Congo (in French). 59 (Special Edition no. 6): 6. 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Les femmes parlementaires reçues par le Représentant de l'UNFPA". UNFPA (in French). 1 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "President Sassou's kin back rival runners for Brazzaville mayor". Africa Intelligence. Retrieved 2 March 2021.