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
;Political parties
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br>
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
! rowspan="2" |President
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! colspan="9" |Republic of Cameroon (1960–1961)
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 1
| 90px
| Ahmadou Ahidjo<br>
| —
| 1960
| 1960
|
| UC
| None<hr />Himself
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 2
| 90px
| Charles Assalé<br>
| —
| 1960
| 1961
|
| UC
| Ahidjo
|-
! colspan="9" |Federal Republic of Cameroon (1961–1972)
|-
| bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan="9" |East Cameroon
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 1
| 90px
| Charles Assalé<br>
| 1964
| 1961
| 1965
|
| UC
| rowspan=4|Ahidjo
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 2
| 90px
| Vincent de Paul Ahanda<br>
| —
| 1965
| 1965
|
| UC
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 3
| rowspan=2|90px
| rowspan=2|Simon Pierre Tchoungui<br>
| rowspan=2|—
| rowspan=2| 1965
| rowspan=2| 1972
| rowspan=2|
| UC<br>
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"|
| UNC
|-
| bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan="9" |West Cameroon
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 1
| 90px
| John Ngu Foncha<br>
| 1964
| 1961
| 1965
|
| KNDP
| rowspan=4|Ahidjo
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 2
| rowspan=2|90px
| rowspan=2|Augustine Ngom Jua<br>
| rowspan=2|—
| rowspan=2| 1965
| rowspan=2| 1968
| rowspan=2|
| KNDP<br>
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"|
| UNC
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 3
| 90px
| Salomon Tandeng Muna<br>
| 1970
| 1968
| 1972
|
| UNC
|-
! colspan="9" |United Republic of Cameroon (1972–1984)
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (2 June 1972 – 30 June 1975)
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 3
| 90px
| Paul Biya<br>
| 1978
| 1975
| 1982<br>
|
| UNC
| Ahidjo
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 4
| 90px
| Bello Bouba Maigari<br>
| 1983
| 1982
| 1983
|
| UNC
| rowspan=2|Biya
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 5
| 90px
| Luc Ayang<br>
| —
| 1983
| 1984
|
| UNC
|-
! colspan="9" |Republic of Cameroon (1984–present)
|-
| colspan="9" |Post abolished (25 January 1984 – 26 April 1991)
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 6
| 90px
| Sadou Hayatou<br>
| 1992
| 1991
| 1992
|
| RDPC
| rowspan=6|Biya
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 7
| 90px
| Simon Achidi Achu<br>
|—
| 1992
| 1996
|
| RDPC
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 8
| 90px
| Peter Mafany Musonge<br>
| 1997<br>2002
| 1996
| 2004
|
| RDPC
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 9
| 90px
| Ephraïm Inoni<br>
| 2007
| 2004
| 2009
|
| RDPC
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 10
| 90px
| Philémon Yang<br>
| 2013
| 2009
| 2019
|
| RDPC
|-
! style="background:; color:white;"| 11
| 90px
| Joseph Ngute<br>
| 2020
| 2019
| Incumbent
|
| RDPC
|}
Timeline
See also
- Politics of Cameroon
- President of Cameroon
- List of presidents of Cameroon
- Prime Minister of Cameroon
- List of colonial governors of Cameroon
- List of heads of government of French Cameroon
- List of heads of government of British Cameroons
References
External links
- Official Website
- World Statesmen – Cameroon