Gabon · Government
Government and administration in Gabon
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Executive — President and Vice-President
- Seven-year term, renewable once under the 2024 text.
- Legislative — National Assembly and Senate
- Bicameral; members elected following the transition.
- Judicial — Court of Cassation, Council of State, Constitutional Court
- Conseil supérieur de la magistrature governs the career.
- Local — Nine provinces
- Provincial administration under appointed governors.
How legislation is made
Bills pass committee and plenary in both chambers and are promulgated by the President. The Constitutional Court may review a text before promulgation on referral.
Enforcement institutions
- Police nationale and Gendarmerie
- Policing under Interior and Defence ministries.
- Parquet
- Prosecution service attached to the courts.
- Commission nationale de lutte contre l'enrichissement illicite
- Illicit enrichment oversight.
Government bodies and regulators
- executiveMinistère de la JusticeAdministers the judiciary and supervises the codification of national law.
- executiveDirection Générale des ImpôtsCollects corporate, personal and value-added tax.
- executiveDirection Générale de la Documentation et de l'ImmigrationIssues visas, residence permits and the carte de séjour.
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