Evangelina Oyo Ebule is an Equatorial Guinean politician who served as the country's Minister of Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions.
Ebule has a law degree from Madrid. In 1989, she was appointed to the Guinean Supreme Court of Justice. [1]
By 1998, Ebule was the Vice Minister of Justice and Worship in President Teodoro Obiang's government. [2] In January 2003, Ebule was reconfirmed to this role during the investiture of President Obiang following his victory in the 2002 presidential elections. [3] In 2008, she was made the Cabinet Minister for Labour and Social Security. [4] In 2013, she was made the Cabinet Minister for Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions. [5] In this role, she has turned down the demands of opposition groups to legalize the formation of new political parties. [6] As Justice Minister, Ebule was part of the effort to passing legislation to abolish the death penalty in Equatorial Guinea. [7] The death penalty was abolished in 2016. [8]
Ebule is a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea. In July 2017 at the closing session of the 6th Ordinary National Congress, she was named one of four vice-presidents of the party. [9]
Evangelina Oyo Ebule is an Equatorial Guinean politician who served as the country's Minister of Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions.
Ebule has a law degree from Madrid. In 1989, she was appointed to the Guinean Supreme Court of Justice. [1]
By 1998, Ebule was the Vice Minister of Justice and Worship in President Teodoro Obiang's government. [2] In January 2003, Ebule was reconfirmed to this role during the investiture of President Obiang following his victory in the 2002 presidential elections. [3] In 2008, she was made the Cabinet Minister for Labour and Social Security. [4] In 2013, she was made the Cabinet Minister for Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions. [5] In this role, she has turned down the demands of opposition groups to legalize the formation of new political parties. [6] As Justice Minister, Ebule was part of the effort to passing legislation to abolish the death penalty in Equatorial Guinea. [7] The death penalty was abolished in 2016. [8]
Ebule is a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea. In July 2017 at the closing session of the 6th Ordinary National Congress, she was named one of four vice-presidents of the party. [9]