Paul-Marie Yembit

Paul-Marie Yembit (22 December 1917 – 21 January 1978) was the first vice president of Gabon under Léon M'ba.

A member of the Bapounou people,[1] he was born in the village of Moussambou[2] and educated in local Catholic schools, then at the public secondary school of Lambaréné.

He was a businessman in Mouila from 1943 to 1952, then was elected to the Territorial Assembly, representing Ngounié Province.

A member of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc, he also became Minister of Agriculture and Livestock in March 1957, later holding ministerial posts until becoming vice president in February 1961.

[1] Yembit died in Libreville on 21 January 1978, aged 60.