Jean-Félix Mamalepot
Jean-Félix Mamalepot | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Mbabiri, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon |
| Died | December 12, 2012 (aged 71) Libreville, Gabon |
| Occupation | Financial executive |
| Years active | 1968–2012 |
| Known for | Governor of the Bank of Central African States (1990–2007) |
Jean-Félix Mamalepot (December 28, 1940 – December 12, 2012) was a prominent Gabonese financial executive who held the position of Governor at the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) from 1990 until 2007.
Life and career
Originating from Mbabiri in Gabon's Haut-Ogooué Province, Mamalepot was a member of the Kota ethnic group. He pursued his education in France before commencing his professional journey in 1968 at the Bank of the States of Equatorial Africa and Cameroon. Two years later, he transitioned to the Gabonese Development Bank, initially serving as Deputy Director-General and subsequently advancing to Director-General, a role he maintained until 1990. In that same year, he briefly acted as Finance Adviser to Prime Minister Casimir Oyé-Mba.
Upon Oyé-Mba's departure from the BEAC governorship to assume the Prime Ministership, Mamalepot was appointed as BEAC Governor on July 24, 1990, officially taking office in October. He steered the central bank through pivotal regional economic changes until April 2007, when he was succeeded under the authority of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC).
After concluding his responsibilities at BEAC, Mamalepot was designated High Commissioner to the Presidency of Gabon on June 21, 2007. His mandate included overseeing the creation of the Mandji Free Zone, a key special economic zone located on Mandji Island in Port-Gentil. In November 2008, he was chosen to lead as President of the Council of Administration for the National Health Insurance and Social Security Fund (Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie et de garantie sociale) for a term lasting three years.
In November 2012, Mamalepot was admitted to Hôpital Cochin in Paris. He passed away on December 12, 2012, at his residence in Libreville.