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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.
This is a list of prime ministers of Cameroon since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. The current Prime Minister of Cameroon is Joseph Ngute , since 4 January 2019.
Joseph Dion Ngute (born 12 March 1954) is a Cameroonian jurist and politician serving as the 9th prime minister of Cameroon, following his appointment in January 2019. He succeeded Philémon Yang, who had held the post since 2009. [1]
Joseph Ngute's government has governed Cameroon since 2019. [1] It is made up of 63 members, including the Prime Minister, 4 Ministers of State, 31 Ministers, 12 ...
He gained the rank of minister in August 1968 and the rank of minister of state in June 1970, while remaining secretary-general of the presidency. Following the creation of a unitary state in 1972, he became Prime Minister of Cameroon on 30 June 1975. In June 1979, a new law designated the prime minister as the president's constitutional successor.
Philémon Yunji Yang (born 14 June 1947 [1] [2]) is a Cameroonian politician who served as Prime Minister of Cameroon from 2009 to 2019, [3] having previous held various ministerial and diplomatic roles particularly in Canada where he served as the ambassador of Cameroon to Canada for over 20 years.
Worthy of note is the fact that Cameroon is the only country in which two Constitutions are applicable side by side. For example, the 1972 Constitution designates the Prime Minister as constitutional successor of the Head of State in case of incapacity, death, resignation or unaccountable absence of the incumbent.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the republic and the Council of Minister is made of ministers also appointed by the President of the republic on the proposal of the Prime Minister. The powers of the President of the Republic might be delegate by this one to the Prime Minister, any one of the Ministers or senior ...