Prime Minister of Cameroon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Republic of Cameroon
Coat of arms of Cameroon
Incumbent Joseph Ngute since 4 January 2019
Appointer	Paul Biya, as President of Cameroon
Inaugural holder	Ahmadou Ahidjo
Formation	1 January 1960
Website	Official Website: http://www.spm.gov.cm/index.php?L=1

Philemon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon in London, 21 June 2010. (4720521915) cropped

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 Cameroon federation 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 as 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, 1960–present

See also

In Spanish: Primer ministro de Camerún para niños

• Politics of Cameroon