Vice President of Gabon

The vice president of Gabon (French: Vice-président du Gabon) is a political position in Gabon. The vice president's role is to assist the president and the person serving as vice president has no interim role in the event of a power vacuum.

The current vice president is Alexandre Barro Chambrier, who was appointed by president Brice Oligui Nguema on 1 January 2026. His predecessor Séraphin Moundounga held the office from 5 May 2025 to 1 January 2026.

Changes in the Constitution of 1966 made the vice president the automatic successor of the president in case of a vacancy in the latter office. Albert-Bernard Bongo was appointed as vice president in 1966 with the expectation that he would constitutionally succeed the ailing president Leon M'ba, and he did so following M'ba's death in November 1967. In April 1975 the position of vice president was abolished and its functions were given to the prime minister.

The position of vice president was restored in 1997 as a position appointed by the president of Gabon. The vice president acted as the president's deputy, but was not the constitutional successor of the president in the event of a vacancy in the latter office. President Ali Bongo abolished the office in October 2009.

The president of the republic is assisted by a vice president of the republic.

The vice president of the republic is nominated by the president of the republic, who can terminate his or her duties, after the consultation of the presidents of the two chambers of Parliament of Gabon. The vice president of the republic may be chosen from the members of Parliament, or outside the legislature.

The functions of the vice president of the republic are incompatible with the exercise of all other public and private functions of a lucrative character.

The vice president of the republic takes the oath of office before the president of the republic and in the presence of the Constitutional Court, according to the terms below: