Cameroon

Leaders and Cabinet Members

President
Paul Biya
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  • male
  • born 1933-02-13
  • in office since 1982-11-06
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Prime Minister
Joseph Ngute
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  • male
  • born 1954-03-12
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of State
Minister of Justice
Laurent Esso
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  • male
  • born 1942-08-10
  • in office since 2006-09-22
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Minister of State
Secretary General at The Presidency of The Republic
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh
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  • male
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of State
Minister of Higher Education
Jacques Fame Ndongo
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  • male
  • born 1950-11-15
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Minister of Tourism and Leisure
Gabriel Mbairobe
  • male
  • born 1958-01-02
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of Arts and Culture
Pierre Ismaël Bidoung Kpwatt
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  • male
  • born 1953-11
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of Basic Education
Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa
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  • male
  • born 1955-03-01
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of Communication
René Sadi
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  • male
  • born 1948-12-21
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of Decentralization and Local Development
Georges Elanga Obam
  • male
  • born 1961-10-21
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development
Alamine Ousmane Mey
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  • male
  • born 1966-02-26
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Minister of Employment and Vocational Training
Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education
Mounouna Foutsou
  • male
  • born 1967
  • in office since 2025-06-30
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Minister of Energy and Water Resources
Gaston Eloundou Essomba
  • male
  • born 1967-10-08
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Minister of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development
Pierre Hélé
  • male
  • born 1946
  • in office since 2004-12-08
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Minister of Finance
Louis-Paul Motazé
  • male
  • born 1959-01-31
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Lejeune Mbella Mbella
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  • male
  • born 1949-07-09
  • in office since 2015-10-02
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Minister of Forestry and Wildlife
Jules Doret Ndongo
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  • male
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Minister of Health
Malachie Manaouda
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  • male
  • born 1973
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of Housing and Urban Development
Célestine Ketcha Courtès
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  • female
  • born 1964-10-13
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of Labour and Social Security
Grégoire Owona
  • male
  • born 1950
  • in office since 2011-12-09
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Minister of Livestock Fisheries and Animal Industries
Taïga
  • male
  • born 1960-04-19
  • in office since 2011-12-09
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Minister of Mines, Industries and Technological Development
Fuh Calistus Gentry
  • male
  • born 1963-05-04
  • in office since 2023-01-30
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Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Minette Libom Li Likeng
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  • female
  • born 1959-03-04
  • in office since 2015-10-02
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Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms
Joseph Le
  • male
  • born 1959-03-19
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Minister of Public Works
Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi
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  • male
  • born 1957-11-05
  • in office since 2015-10-02
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Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation
Madeleine Tchuente
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  • female
  • in office since 2004-12-09
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Minister of Secondary Education
Pauline Nalova Lyonga
  • female
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Minister of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts
Achille Bassilekin III
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  • male
  • born 1969-03-20
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of Social Affairs
Pauline Irene Nguene
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  • female
  • born 1958-07-04
  • in office since 2015-10-02
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Minister of Sports
Narcisse Mouelle Kombi
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  • male
  • born 1962-06-06
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of State Property and Land Tenure
Henri Eyebe Ayissi
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  • male
  • born 1955-09-24
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister of Territorial Administration
Paul Atanga Nji
  • male
  • born 1960
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Minister of Trade
Luc Magloire Atangana Mbarga
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  • male
  • born 1954-08-08
  • in office since 2004-12-08
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Minister of Transport
Jean Ernest Ngallé Bibéhè
  • male
  • born 1962-03-09
  • in office since 2018-03-03
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Minister of Womens Empowerment and the Family
Marie-Thérèse Abena Ondoa
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  • female
  • born 1942-08-10
  • in office since 2009-06-30
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Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence
Joseph Beti Assomo
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  • male
  • born 1959-08-17
  • in office since 2015-10-02
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Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Public Contracts
Ibrahim Talba Malla
  • male
  • born 1964-08-17
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Relations with the Assemblies
François Wakata Bolvine
  • male
  • born 1967
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Supreme State Audit
Fomudam Rose Ngwari
  • female
  • born 1959-01-23
  • in office since 2015-10-02
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Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy
Paul Tasong
  • male
  • born 1963-03-20
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Environment
Nana Aboubakar Djalloh
  • male
  • in office since 2009-06-30
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Minister Delegate to the Minister of External Relations in charge of Relations with the Commonwealth
Félix Mbayu
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Minister Delegate to the Minister of Finance
Yaouba Abdoulaye
  • male
  • born 1958
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Minister Delegate to the Minister of Justice
Jean de Dieu Momo
  • male
  • born 1960-01-24
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister Delegate to the Minister of Transport
Zakariaou Njoya
  • male
  • born 1968-06-05
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Minister in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency
Victor Arrey Nkongho Mengot
  • male
  • born 1958-08-20
  • in office since 2006-09-22
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Minister in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency
Hamadou Moustapha
  • male
  • born 1945-05-11
  • in office since 2009-06-30
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Minister in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency
Philippe Mbarga Mboa
  • male
  • born 1949-04-23
  • in office since 2011-10-02
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Minister in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency
Benoît Ndong Soumhet
  • male
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Minister in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency
Paul Mingo Ghogomu
  • male
  • born 1961-11-04
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Director of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet
Balungeli Confiance Ebune
  • male
  • born 1969-09-01
  • in office since 2019-01-17
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Secretary of State to the Minister of Defence in charge of Veterans
Issa Koumpa
  • male
  • in office since 2011-12-09
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Secretary of State to the Minister of Defence in charge of the National Gendarmerie
Galax Yves Landry Etoga
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Secretary of State to the Minister of Basic Education
Vivian Asheri Kilo
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Secretary of State to the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife
Koulsoumi Alhadji Boukar
  • female
  • born 1968
  • in office since 2011-12-09
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Secretary of State to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development in charge of Housing
Marie Rose Dibong Biyong
  • female
  • born 1950-03-20
  • in office since 2011-12-09
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Secretary of State to the Minister of Justice in charge of Prisons
Jérôme Penbaga Dooh
  • male
  • in office since 2011-12-09
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Secretary of State to the Minister of Public Works
Armand Ndjodom
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Secretary of State to the Minister of Secondary Education
Boniface Bayola
  • in office since 2015-10-02
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Deputy Secretary General at The Presidency
Elung Paul Che
  • male
  • born 1968-10
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Deputy Secretary General at The Presidency
Mohamadou Moustapha
  • male
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Director of the Civil Cabinet
Samuel Mvondo Ayolo
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  • male
  • born 1957-01-12
  • in office since 2019-01-05
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Deputy Director of the Civil Cabinet
Oswald Baboke
  • male
  • born 1972-02-28
  • in office since 2018-03-02
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Secretary General at the Prime Minister's Office
Séraphin Magloire Fouda
  • male
  • born 1967
  • in office since 2015-10-02
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Deputy Secretary General at the Prime Minister's Office
Pascal Nguihe Kante
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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Delegate General for National Security
Martin Mbarga Nguélé
  • male
  • born 1932-07-01
  • in office since 2019-01-04
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President of the Senate
Aboubakary Abdoulaye
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  • male
  • born 1961-12-21
  • in office since 2026-03-17
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President of the National Assembly
Théodore Datouo
  • male
  • born 1960
  • in office since 2026-03-17
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Chief of Defence Staff
René Claude Meka
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  • male
  • born 1939-02-02
  • in office since 2001-09
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Chief Justice
Fonkwe Joseph Fongang
  • male
  • in office since 2020-08-10
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President of the Constitutional Council
Clément Atangana
  • male
  • born 1941-09-20
  • in office since 2018-02-07
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The last change to this list was on March 17, 2026. This information is believed to be up-to-date based on ongoing scanning of relevant sources, but sometimes changes are missed, so if anything seems incorrect, inaccurate, or out-of-date, or if you would like to see other significant positions included here, please get in touch.