List of prime ministers of Cameroon

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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.

List of officeholders[]

Key[]

Political parties
  •   Cameroonian Union (UC)
  •   Cameroonian National Union (UNC)
  •   Kamerun National Democratic Party (KNDP)
  •   Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC)

Officeholders[]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Political party President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Cameroun
1 Ahmadou Ahidjo.jpg Ahmadou Ahidjo
(1924–1989) 		1 January 1960 5 May 1960 125 days UC Himself
2 No image.png Charles Assalé
(1911–1999) 		15 May 1960 1 October 1961 1 year, 139 days UC Ahidjo
Federal Republic of Cameroon
East Cameroon
1 No image.png Charles Assalé
(1911–1999) 		1 October 1961 19 June 1965 3 years, 261 days UC Ahidjo
2 No image.png Vincent de Paul Ahanda
(1918–1975) 		19 June 1965 20 November 1965 154 days UC
3 No image.png Simon Pierre Tchoungui
(1916–1997) 		20 November 1965 2 June 1972 6 years, 195 days UC / UNC
West Cameroon
1 John Ngu Foncha (1964).jpg John Ngu Foncha
(1916–1999) 		1 October 1961 13 May 1965 3 years, 224 days KNDP Ahidjo
2 No image.png Augustine Ngom Jua
(1929–1977) 		13 May 1965 11 November 1968 3 years, 182 days KNDP / UNC
3 Salomon Tandeng Muna.jpg Salomon Tandeng Muna
(1912–2002) 		11 January 1968 2 June 1972 4 years, 143 days UNC
United Republic of Cameroon
Post abolished (2 June 1972 – 30 June 1975)
1 Paul Biya 2014.png Paul Biya
(born 1933) 		30 June 1975 6 November 1982
(become President.) 		7 years, 129 days UNC Ahidjo
2 No image.png Bello Bouba Maigari
(born 1947) 		6 November 1982 22 August 1983 289 days UNC Biya
3 No image.png Luc Ayang
(born 1947) 		22 August 1983 25 January 1984 156 days UNC
Republic of Cameroon
Post abolished (25 January 1984 – 26 April 1991)
1 No image.png Sadou Hayatou
(1942–2019) 		26 April 1991 9 April 1992 349 days RDPC Biya
2 Simon Achidi Achu (cropped).jpg Simon Achidi Achu
(1934–2021) 		9 April 1992 19 September 1996 4 years, 163 days RDPC
3 Peter Mafany Musongue 2017 (cropped).jpg Peter Mafany Musonge
(born 1942) 		19 September 1996 8 December 2004 8 years, 80 days RDPC
4 Marquardt and Inoni cropped Inoni.JPG Ephraïm Inoni
(born 1947) 		8 December 2004 30 June 2009 4 years, 204 days RDPC
5 Philemon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon in London, 21 June 2010. (4720521915) cropped.jpg Philémon Yang
(born 1947) 		30 June 2009 4 January 2019 9 years, 188 days RDPC
6 Nguté May 2019 (cropped).jpg Joseph Ngute
(born 1954) 		4 January 2019 Incumbent 3 years, 54 days RDPC

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