Under the current constitution of Cameroon, the '''Prime Minister of Cameroon''' is a relatively powerless executive. While the Prime Minister is officially appointed to be the head of government, the President retains most of the executive power and can fire the Prime Minister at will.
==History==
The position has existed in the eastern part of Cameroon it gained its independence from France in 1960. When the western part gained independence from the British in 1961, the two halves of the Cameroon federation 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 his succession to the Presidency, Biya refused to appoint a Prime Minister from 1984 to 1991.
==List of Prime Ministers==
===East Cameroon (1960-1972)===
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| 1. || Ahmadou_Ahidjo || 1_January 1960 || 15_May 1960
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| 2. || Charles_Assalé || 15_May 1960 || 19_June 1965
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| 3. || Vincent_de_Paul_Ahanda || 19_June 1965 || 20_November 1965
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| 4. || Simon_Pierre_Tchoungui || 20_November 1965 || 2_June 1972
|}
===West Cameroon (1961-1972)===
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| 1. || John_Ngu_Foncha || 1_October 1961 || 13_May 1965
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| 2. || Augustine_Ngom_Jua || 13_May 1965 || 11_January 1968
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| 3. || Salomon_Tandeng_Muna || 11_January 1968 || 2_June 1972
|}
===United Cameroon (1975-present)===
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| 1. || Paul_Biya || 30_June 1975 || 6_November 1982
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| 2. || Bello_Bouba_Maigari || 6_November 1982 || 22_August 1983
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| 3. || Luc_Ayang || 22_August 1983 || 25_January 1984
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| *. || ''Position vacant'' || 25_January 1984 || 26_April 1991
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| 4. || Sadou_Hayatou || 26_April 1991 || 9_April 1992
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| 5. || Simon_Achidi_Achu || 9_April 1992 || 19_September 1996
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| 6. || Peter_Mafany_Musonge || 19_September 1996 || 8_December 2004
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| 7. || Ephraim_Inoni || 8_December 2004 || Incumbent
|}
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