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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 1,366 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 not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Cameroon. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Cameroon

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Cameroon.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 1,170 entities identified as PEPs connected with Cameroon.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Secretary General at the Prime Minister's Office--1
Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency212
Director of the Civil Cabinet--1
Director of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet--1
Justice Minister of Cameroon-12
Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Public Contracts1--
Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Supreme State Audit-21
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development-1-
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy-2-
Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Environment--1
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Transport-11
Minister in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency5-2
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development1--
Minister of Arts and Culture12-
Minister of Basic Education1--
Minister of Basic Education of Cameroon--1
Minister of Civil Service & Admin. Reform1--
Minister of Commerce1--
Minister of Communication111
Minister of Decentralization & Local Development1--
Minister of Decentralization and Local Development--2
Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development1--
Minister of Education of Cameroon-2-
Minister of Employment & Professional Training1--
Minister of Environment, Nature Protection, & Sustainable Development1--
Minister of External Relations1--
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs-41
Minister of Forestry & Wildlife12-
Minister of Higher Education1--
Minister of Justice & Keeper of the Seals1--
Minister of Labor & Social Security1--
Minister of Labour and Social Security-11
Minister of Land Tenure & State Property1--
Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries-11
Minister of Livestock, Fisheries, & Animal Industries1--
Minister of Mines, Industry, & Technological Development1--
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications11-
Minister of Public Health1--
Minister of Public Service & Administrative Reform1--
Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms-21
Minister of Public Works-11
Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation1--
Minister of Secondary Education111
Minister of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts11-
Minister of Social Affairs11-
Minister of Sports & Physical Education1--
Minister of State Property and Land Tenure-21
Minister of Territorial Admin.1--
Minister of Tourism & Leisure1--
Minister of Trade--1
Minister of Transport151
Minister of Urban Development & Housing1--
Minister of Water & Energy Resources1--
Minister of Women Empowerment & the Family Protection1--
Minister of Youth & Civic Education1--
Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education-21
Minister-Del. at the Presidency in Charge of Defense12-
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 General of the Presidency of the Republic-11
Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie1--
Secretary of State to the Minister of Defence in charge of the National Gendarmerie-11
Secretary of State to the Minister of Defence in charge of Veterans--1
Secretary of State to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development in charge of Housing--1
Secretary of State to the Minister of Justice in charge of Prisons-21
Secretary of State to the Minister of Mines--1
Secretary of State to the Minister of Public Works-31
Secretary of State to the Minister of Secondary Education-11
Special Advisor to the President of Cameroon-3-
Sports Minister of Cameroon-32
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
député à l'Assemblée nationale du Cameroun--7
Member of the Assemblée Nationale-22998
Member of the Sénat--96
President of the Senate of Cameroon--1
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Cameroon Supreme Court President-11
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Cameroon--1
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Defence Staff of Cameroon--1
Delegate General for National Security--1
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to Cameroon-42
ambassador of Germany to Cameroon--1
ambassador of Norway to Cameroon--1
Ambassador of Spain to Cameroon-51
Ambassador to the US1--
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Cameroon-41
United States Ambassador to Cameroon-41

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
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-182131
Member of the Senate of Cameroon-955
Minister of State of Cameroon--4
Minister of Public Health of Cameroon--2
public works minister-2-
Deputy Director of the Civil Cabinet--1
Finance minister of Cameroon--1
Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Relations with the Assemblies--1
Minister Delegate to the Minister of External Relations in charge of Commomwealth Relations--1
Minister Delegate to the Minister of External Relations in charge of Relations with the Islamic World-1-
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Finance--1
Minister Delegate to the Minister of Justice--1
Minister of Energy and Water Ressources--1
Minister of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development--1
Minister of Housing and Urban Development--1
Minister of Mines, Industries and Technological Development-1-
Minister of Territorial Administration--1
Minister of Tourism and Leisure--1
Minister of Womens Empowerment and the Family--1
Premier Ministre de la République du Cameroun1--
Prime Minister of Cameroon--1
Président de la République du Cameroun1--
Secretary General at the Prime Minister's Office--1
Secretary of State to the Minister of Basic Education--1
Secretary of State to the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife--1
Secretary of State to the Minister of Health--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...