List of heads of government of Cameroon
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Paul Biya, as President of Cameroon |
| Inaugural holder | Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| Formation | 1 January 1960 |
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The following is a list of heads of government of Cameroon, since the establishment of that office in 1960.
Prime Ministers of Cameroon (1960–Present)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Republic of Cameroun | ||||
| 1 January 1960 to 5 May 1960 |  | Ahmadou Ahidjo, Prime Minister | UC | |
| 15 May 1960 to 1 October 1961 | Charles Assalé, Prime Minister | UC | Becoming Prime Minister of East Cameroun in the Federal Republic of Cameroon. | |
| Federal Republic of Cameroon | ||||
| East Cameroon | ||||
| 1 October 1961 to 19 June 1965 | Charles Assalé, Prime Minister | UC | Hitherto Prime Minister of Republic of Cameroon | |
| 19 June 1965 to 20 November 1965 | Vincent de Paul Ahanda, Prime Minister | UC | ||
| 20 November 1965 to 1966 | Simon Pierre Tchoungui, Prime Minister | UC | ||
| 1966 to 2 June 1972 | UNC | |||
| West Cameroon | ||||
| 1 October 1961 to 13 May 1965 | John Ngu Foncha, Prime Minister | KNDP | ||
| 13 May 1965 to 1966 | Augustine Ngom Jua, Prime Minister | UNC | ||
| 1966 to 11 January 1968 | KNDP | |||
| 11 January 1968 to 2 June 1972 | Salomon Tandeng Muna, Prime Minister | UNC | ||
| United Republic of Cameroon | ||||
| 2 June 1972 to 30 June 1975 | Vacant | |||
| 30 June 1975 to 6 November 1982 |  | Paul Biya, Prime Minister | UNC | Became President after the resignation of Ahidjo |
| 6 November 1982 to 22 August 1983 | Bello Bouba Maigari, Prime Minister | UNC | ||
| 22 August 1983 to 25 January 1984 | Luc Ayang, Prime Minister | UNC | ||
| Republic of Cameroon | ||||
| 25 January 1984 to 26 April 1991 | Post abolished | |||
| 26 April 1991 to 9 April 1992 | Sadou Hayatou, Prime Minister | RDPC | ||
| 9 April 1992 to 19 September 1996 | Simon Achidi Achu, Prime Minister | RDPC | ||
| 19 September 1996 to 8 December 2004 | Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister | RDPC | ||
| 8 December 2004 to 30 June 2009 |  | Ephraïm Inoni, Prime Minister | RDPC | |
| 30 June 2009 to Present | Philémon Yang, Prime Minister | RDPC | ||
Affiliations
| RDPC | Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais/Cameroonian |
| (People’s Democratic Rally) conservative, former UNC renamed RDPC 1985 | |
| SDF | Social-Democratic Front/Front Social-Démocratique social-democratic |
| KNDP | Kamerun National Democratic Party British Cameroon-based, from 1966: part of UNC |
| UC | Union Camerounais |
| (Cameroon Union) French Cameroon-based, from 1966: part of UNC | |
| UNC | Union National du Camerounais |
| (Cameroonian National Union) from 1985: RDPC | |
Sources
- http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/00index.htm
- http://www.rulers.org/rulc1.html#cameroon
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
- The Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers and Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
See also
- Cameroon
- Politics of Cameroon
- Heads of state of Cameroon
- Colonial heads of British Cameroon (Cameroons)
- Heads of government of British Cameroon (Cameroons)
- Colonial heads of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
- Heads of government of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
- Colonial heads of German Cameroon (Kamerun)
- Lists of office-holders