He was educated at the College Emile Gentil in Bangui and received a degree in agronomic engineering in 1971 from the Ecole nationale supericure agronomique in Toulouse, France.

He was part of the delegation to the 57th session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Council, held from 1 to 4 November 1971.

[2] Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa made Lebouder minister of agriculture, livestock, water, forestry, hunting, fisheries, and tourism on 14 December 1976.

[3] After his stint as prime minister, Lebouder worked for the World Bank and a representative to the International Monetary Fund in Lome, Togo until 2002.

The primary reason for that resignation was related to the implications of Medard Bemba, a financial advisor to François Bozizé, in a money laundering scheme in the construction of the headquarters of the Confédération africaine de la soie.