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Prime Minister of Cameroon

Political position in Cameroon

Summary

Political position in Cameroon

Field	Value
post	Prime Minister
body	the
Republic of Cameroon
insignia	Coat of arms of Cameroon.svg
insigniasize	125px
insigniacaption	Coat of arms of Cameroon
image	Nguté May 2019 (cropped).jpg
imagesize	165px
incumbent	Joseph Ngute
incumbentsince	4 January 2019
appointer	Paul Biya,
as President of Cameroon
formation	1 January 1960
inaugural	Ahmadou Ahidjo
website	Official Website

Republic of Cameroon as President of Cameroon Under the current Constitution of Cameroon, the prime minister of Cameroon is a relatively powerless position. While the prime minister is officially appointed to be the head of government, the president retains most of the executive power and can fire the prime minister at will.

The current prime minister, Joseph Ngute, was appointed by President Paul Biya. He took the office on 4 January 2019.

History

The position has existed in the eastern part of Cameroon since it gained its independence from France in 1960. When the western part gained independence from the British in 1961, the two halves of the Federal Republic of Cameroon, East Cameroon and West Cameroon, maintained their autonomy and each had a separate prime minister. In 1972, Cameroon became a unitary state and the position of prime minister was temporarily unfilled. In 1975, Paul Biya was appointed prime minister for all of Cameroon. After Biya's succession to the presidency, the post of prime minister did not exist from 1984 to 1991.

List of prime ministers of Cameroon

Main article: List of prime ministers of Cameroon

References

Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon (English alt.(https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Cameroon_2008 ) (https://africaagenda.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Const.ofCameroon2008.pdf ) and French alt.(https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cmr117236.pdf ) versions). 18 January 1996. Accessed 8 August 2017.

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