partners about the lack of parliamentary oversight for Bouya and his General Delegation for Major Projects; given the amount of power wielded by Bouya, it seemed incongruous that he did not hold a government ministry through which he could be held accountable by Parliament. Although he no longer served as Transport Adviser to the President, in 2013 it was reported that Bouya effectively controlled matters relating to transportation, marginalizing Minister of State for Transport Rodolphe Adada. Bouya was deputy national director of Sassou Nguesso's campaign for the March 2016 presidential election, responsible for logistics and programming. After Sassou Nguesso's re-election, he retained Bouya in his post as Minister of Spatial Planning and Major Projects on 30 April 2016. In the July 2017 parliamentary election, Bouya stood unopposed as a candidate in Tchikapika, with no other candidates standing in the constituency. References Republic of the Congo politicians Living people 1962 births