Justine Véronique Abatchou

Justine Véronique Abatchou
Member of National Assembly
In office
2005–?
ConstituencyYalinga
Personal details
Born1955 (age 70–71)
PartyPSD
PNCN
ParentRaoul Abatchou (father)
OccupationPolitician, 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sangonet, Sangonet. "LES ELUS AUX 2 TOURS DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES CENTRAFRICAINES, MAI 2005". sangonet.com. Sango Net. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. ^ 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.