▁N d ong ▁S ima ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁O y em , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Gab on , ▁and ▁studied ▁in ▁France . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁the ▁Econom y ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁responsibility ▁for ▁struct ural ▁adjust ment ▁and ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Bank . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Director - General ▁of ▁the ▁Econom y ; ▁he ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁post , ▁while ▁simultaneously ▁retain ing ▁responsibility ▁for ▁struct ural ▁adjust ment , ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁Director - General ▁of ▁H év ég ab , ▁a ▁state - owned ▁rub ber ▁company , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁N d ong ▁S ima ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁Liv est ock , ▁and ▁R ural ▁Development ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁r uling ▁Gab on ese ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( PD G ) ▁won ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁majority ▁of ▁seats , ▁N d ong ▁S ima ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁Ky é , ▁located ▁in ▁W ole u - N tem ▁Province . ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister