Background
Rawiri, Georges was born on March 10, 1932 in Lambarne. Son of Rawiri M'bourou Alexandre and Leontine (Jgueri) Rawiri.
government official prime minister deputy diplomatist
Rawiri, Georges was born on March 10, 1932 in Lambarne. Son of Rawiri M'bourou Alexandre and Leontine (Jgueri) Rawiri.
Protestant school, Ngomo, and Lycee Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Ales.
Founder of Radio Gabon 1959. Director Radiodiffusion Gabonaise 1960, Radio-Television Gabonaise 1963. Counsellor for Foreign Affairs 1963.
Minister of Information, Tourism, Posts and Telecommunications 1963-1964. Minister of State and Ambassador to France 1964-1971, also accredited to Israel, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Malta 1965-1971, and Switzerland 1967-1971. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation 1971-1974, of the Government Office 1974-1975, of Transport 1975-1979, Civil Aviation 1975-1978 and the Merchant Navy 1975-1979, Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister 1978-1979.
Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Transport 83, First Deputy Prime Minister since 1986, Minister for Transport and Public Relations 1983-1986, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Rail, Road and Inland Water Transport, Water and Forest Resources and Social Communications 1986-1989, Fisheries, Food Resources and National Parks 90. Grand Officer de l’Ordre de l’Etoile Equatoriale and decorations from Mauritania, France, Malta and the Ivory Coast. Medaille d’Or des Arts, Sciences et Lettres.
Grand Officier de l’Ordre Institute du Bien Public.
Member Dureau Politipere of Gabonese Democratic Party. Member of Association France-Gabon, Lions.
Married Jacqueline Dumas Rawiri, June 7, 1957. Children: Florence, Jean-Luc.