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This is alist ofprime ministers ofCameroon since the country gained independence fromFrance in 1960 to the present day.

The current Prime Minister of Cameroon isJoseph Ngute, since 4 January 2019.^[1]

List of officeholders

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Political parties

Cameroonian Union (UC)

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Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	President
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	President
Republic of Cameroon (1960–1961)
1		Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924–1989)	—	1 January 1960	15 May 1960	135 days	UC	None Himself
2		Charles Assalé (1911–1999)	—	15 May 1960	1 October 1961	1 year, 139 days	UC	Ahidjo
Federal Republic of Cameroon (1961–1972)
East Cameroon
1		Charles Assalé (1911–1999)	1964	1 October 1961	19 June 1965	3 years, 261 days	UC	Ahidjo
2		Vincent de Paul Ahanda (1918–1975)	—	19 June 1965	20 November 1965	154 days	UC
3		Simon Pierre Tchoungui (1916–1997)	—	20 November 1965	2 June 1972	6 years, 195 days	UC (until 1966)
(3)		Simon Pierre Tchoungui (1916–1997)	—	20 November 1965	2 June 1972	6 years, 195 days	UNC
West Cameroon
1		John Ngu Foncha (1916–1999)	1964	1 October 1961	13 May 1965	3 years, 224 days	KNDP	Ahidjo
2		Augustine Ngom Jua (1929–1977)	—	13 May 1965	11 January 1968	2 years, 243 days	KNDP (until 1966)
(2)		Augustine Ngom Jua (1929–1977)	—	13 May 1965	11 January 1968	2 years, 243 days	UNC
3		Salomon Tandeng Muna (1912–2002)	1970	11 January 1968	2 June 1972	4 years, 143 days	UNC
United Republic of Cameroon (1972–1984)
Post abolished (2 June 1972 – 30 June 1975)
3		Paul Biya (born 1933)	1978	30 June 1975	6 November 1982 (Became president)	7 years, 129 days	UNC	Ahidjo
4		Bello Bouba Maigari (born 1947)	1983	6 November 1982	22 August 1983	289 days	UNC	Biya
5		Luc Ayang (1947–2025)	—	22 August 1983	25 January 1984	156 days	UNC	Biya
Republic of Cameroon (1984–present)
Post abolished (25 January 1984 – 26 April 1991)
6		Sadou Hayatou (1942–2019)	1992	26 April 1991	9 April 1992	349 days	RDPC	Biya
7		Simon Achidi Achu (1934–2021)	—	9 April 1992	19 September 1996	4 years, 163 days	RDPC
8		Peter Mafany Musonge (born 1942)	1997 2002	19 September 1996	8 December 2004	8 years, 80 days	RDPC
9		Ephraïm Inoni (born 1947)	2007	8 December 2004	30 June 2009	4 years, 204 days	RDPC
10		Philémon Yang (born 1947)	2013	30 June 2009	4 January 2019	9 years, 188 days	RDPC
11		Joseph Ngute (born 1954)	2020	4 January 2019	Incumbent	6 years, 328 days	RDPC

Timeline

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References

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^"Dion Ngute appointed as Cameroon's new Prime Minister".Journalducameroun.com. 4 January 2019. Retrieved10 January 2019.

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v t e Prime ministers ofCameroon(list)
East Cameroon (1960–1972)	Ahmadou Ahidjo Charles Assalé Vincent de Paul Ahanda Simon Pierre Tchoungui	Flag of Cameroon
West Cameroon (1961–1972)	John Ngu Foncha Augustine Ngom Jua Salomon Tandeng Muna
Republic of Cameroon (1975–present)	Paul Biya Bello Bouba Maigari Luc Ayang Sadou Hayatou Simon Achidi Achu Peter Mafany Musonge Ephraïm Inoni Philémon Yang Joseph Ngute