Georgette Koko

Georgette Koko (born 16 March 1953[1]) is a Gabonese politician who served in the government of Gabon as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment from January 2006 to October 2009.

[1] Her portfolio was modified on 25 January 2007, when she was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment, the Protection of Nature, and Urban Affairs, and again on 29 December 2007, when she was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for the Environment, the Protection of Nature, and Sustainable Development.

[4] In the January 2009 Senate election, she was the PDG candidate in the first arrondissement of Makokou[5] and won the seat.

[6] On 8 June 2009, following the death of President Omar Bongo at a Spanish hospital, Koko announced the news to the Gabonese people on television, saying that he had died of a heart attack.

She stressed the importance of preserving state institutions and urged the people to show unity and solidarity "on this painful occasion".