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Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 1,217 entities connected with Cameroon. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are currently not including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Cameroon. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 1,035 entities identified as PEPs connected with Cameroon.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister2--
President1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence13-
Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Public Contracts11-
Minister in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency444
Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development14-
Minister of Arts and Culture12-
Minister of Basic Education1--
Minister of Civil Service & Admin. Reform1--
Minister of Commerce1--
Minister of Communication121
Minister of Decentralization & Local Development1--
Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development12-
Minister of Employment and Vocational Training111
Minister of Environment & Nature Protection1--
Minister of External Relations1--
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Forestry & Wildlife12-
Minister of Higher Education1--
Minister of Justice & Keeper of the Seals1--
Minister of Labor & Social Insurance1--
Minister of Land Tenure & State Property1--
Minister of Livestock & Fisheries1--
Minister of Mines & Technological Development1--
Minister of National Education1--
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications11-
Minister of Public Health1--
Minister of Public Service1--
Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation11-
Minister of Secondary Education111
Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Social Economy, & Handicrafts11-
Minister of Social Affairs11-
Minister of Sports & Physical Education1--
Minister of Territorial Admin.1--
Minister of Tourism1--
Minister of Transport151
Minister of Urban Development & Housing1--
Minister of Water & Energy1--
Minister of Women & Family Protection1--
Minister of Youth & Civic Education1--
Minister-Del. at the Presidency in Charge of Relations With the Parliament1--
Minister-Del. at the Presidency in Charge of the Supreme State Audit Bench1--
Secretary General of the Presidency1--
Secretary of State for Public Works1--
Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Assemblée Nationale-22998
Member of the Sénat--96
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Cameroon Supreme Court President-11
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Cameroon to Israel--1
ambassador of France to Cameroon-42
Ambassador to the US1--
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of Adamawa--1

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly of Cameroon-404126
Member of the Senate of Cameroon-9349
Member of the Constitutional Council of Cameroon-29
Minister of Foreign Affairs-51
Sports Minister of Cameroon-32
Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency2-2
Finance minister of Cameroon-31
Justice Minister of Cameroon-13
Minister of Mines, Industries and Technological Development-4-
Minister of Public Health of Cameroon-22
Minister of State of Cameroon--4
Prime Minister of Cameroon-31
Deputy Director of the Civil Cabinet-21
Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Relations with the Assemblies-21
Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Supreme State Audit-21
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Finance-21
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Justice-21
Minister of Energy and Water Ressources-21
Minister of Housing and Urban Development-21
Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms-21
Minister of Public Works-21
Minister of State Property and Land Tenure-21
Minister of Territorial Administration-21
Minister of Tourism and Leisure-21
Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education-21
Secretary of State to the Minister of Basic Education-21
Special Advisor to the President of Cameroon-3-
Deputy Secretary General at The Presidency of The Republic-11
Director of the Civil Cabinet-11
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Decentralization-2-
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy-2-
Minister Delegate to the Minister of External Relations in charge of Commomwealth Relations-11
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Transport-11
Minister of Education of Cameroon-2-
Minister of Labour and Social Security-11
Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries-11
Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic-11
Secretary of State to the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife-11
Secretary of State to the Minister of Secondary Education-11
Chief of Defence Staff of Cameroon--1
Delegate General for National Security--1
Deputy Prime Minister of Cameroon-1-
First Lady of Cameroon--1
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development-1-
Minister Delegate to the Minister of External Relations in charge of Relations with the Islamic World-1-
Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Environment--1
Minister of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development--1
Minister of Trade--1
Minister of Womens Empowerment and the Family--1
President of the Constitutional Council of Cameroon--1
Secretary General at the Prime Minister's Office--1
Secretary of State to the Minister of Health--1
Secretary of State to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development in charge of Housing--1
Secretary of State to the Minister of Transport-1-

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...