Justine Véronique Abatchou
Justine Véronique Abatchou | |
|---|---|
| Member of National Assembly | |
| In office 2005–? | |
| Constituency | Yalinga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 Bria, Ubangi-Shari (now the present-day Central African Republic) |
| Political party | PSD PNCN |
| Parent | Raoul Abatchou (father) |
| Occupation | Politician, midwife, entrepreneur |
Justine Véronique Abatchou (born 1955) is a Central African politician, midwife, and entrepreneur.
Life
Abatchou was born in Bria in 1955. Her father, Raoul Abatchou, is a politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly (1964-1966) and her mother is from Ouadda. She began her career by becoming a midwife’s assistant and was later promoted to midwife. She worked as a midwife in Ouadda hospital for 10 years. Afterwards, she resigned from her job as a midwife and became a businesswoman in Yalinga.[1]
Abatchou ran at the 2005 Central African general election representing Yalinga from the PSD party and won a seat at the National Assembly as one of the 17 deputies who won the first round.[1][2] Later, she left PSD and joined PNCN. In the 2011 Central African general election, she was reelected as an MP from the PNCN party representing Yalinga with a percentage of 70.47%.[3]
Award
- , Commander Order of Central African Merit - 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Bradshaw, Richard; Rius, Juan Fandos (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic (Historical Dictionaries of Africa). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 51.
- ^ Sangonet, Sangonet. "LES ELUS AUX 2 TOURS DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES CENTRAFRICAINES, MAI 2005". sangonet.com. Sango Net. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Ndeke Luka, Ndeke Luka. "Deuxième tour des élections législatives, liste des candidats déclarés élus par la CEI". radiondekeluka.org. Radio Ndeke Luka. Retrieved 25 May 2025.