Calixte Ganongo is a Congolese political figure who has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Finance since 2016.
Ganongo, who is from the northern town of Oyo (also the hometown of President Denis Sassou Nguesso),"Calixte Ganongo (Societe Generale)", West Africa Newsletter, Africa Intelligence, number 680, 9 April 2014. worked at the national oil company, the Société nationale des pétroles du Congo. He was appointed as Deputy Director-General of the SNPC, in charge of finances and accounting, on 29 December 2010."Compte rendu du Conseil des ministres du 29 décembre 2010", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 30 December 2010 .
After Sassou Nguesso's victory in the March 2016 presidential election, he appointed Ganongo to the government as Minister of Finance on 30 April 2016."Le Congo nomme un "gouvernement de rupture", plus jeune" , Agence France-Presse, 1 May 2016 ."Équipe gouvernementale de la Nouvelle République" , ADIAC, 1 May 2016 .
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