| Prime Minister of the Republic of Cameroon | |
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| Appointer | Paul Biya, asPresident of Cameroon |
| Inaugural holder | Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| Formation | 1 January 1960 |
| Website | Official Website |
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Under the currentConstitution of Cameroon, theprime minister of Cameroon is a relatively powerless position. While the prime minister is officially appointed to be thehead of government, thepresident retains most of the executive power and can fire the prime minister at will.
The current prime minister,Joseph Ngute, was appointed by PresidentPaul Biya. He took the office on 4 January 2019.
The position has existed in the eastern part ofCameroon since it gained itsindependence fromFrance in 1960. When the western part gained independence from the British in 1961, the two halves of theFederal Republic of Cameroon,East Cameroon andWest Cameroon, 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 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.
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| Republic of Cameroon (1975–present) | ||