Head of state
VerifiedDeclared re-elected by the Constitutional Council on 27 October 2025 and inaugurated on 6 November 2025; runner-up Issa Tchiroma Bakary had declared himself the winner on 14 October 2025 (Wikipedia).
Titles are the official English titles from the Prime Minister's Office roster, with spelling corrected. That roster is undated and is not fully up to date: it still lists Adoum Gargoum as Minister Delegate in charge of Relations with the Islamic World, a post Wikipedia records him leaving on 8 March 2021, so he is left out. Names are given first name first; the official roster writes surnames first in capitals. Two ministers hold a second portfolio in an acting capacity, marked 'A.' on the roster. Party affiliations are not recorded.
- Head of state
- Paul BiyaPresident
- Head of government
- Joseph Dion NgutePrime Minister, Head of Government · since 4 Jan 2019
- System
- Presidential republicCapital: Yaoundé
- UN e-government rank
- 155 of 193EGDI 2024
Cameroon is a presidential republic[1]. The head of state is President Paul Biya[3][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister, Head of Government Joseph Dion Ngute, in office since 4 Jan 2019[4][5][6]. Govpedia records 45 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Area
- 475,442 km²
- Languages
- English, French
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (Fr)
- People
- Cameroonian
- Calling code
- +237
- Internet domain
- .cm
Leadership
Who leads the state
Head of government
VerifiedJoseph Dion Ngute
Prime Minister, Head of Government · 4 Jan 2019 – present[4][5][6]
Executive
Government of Joseph Dion Ngute
45 of 45 verified on official pages
No new government after the President's inauguration on 6 November 2025 appears on the official sites or the references opened. Secretaries of State, Ministers Chargés de Mission and Deputy Secretaries General at the Presidency, and other officials on the official roster are not listed. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[10]
2024
0.429rank 155 of 193
- Online services0.399
- Human capital0.519
- Telecom infrastructure0.370
Record of changes
Timeline
6 Nov 2025
Paul Biya is inaugurated for a new presidential term.[9]
Sourced27 Oct 2025
The Constitutional Council declares Paul Biya re-elected President in the 12 October 2025 election with 53.66% of the vote; Issa Tchiroma Bakary, second with 35.19%, had claimed victory.[9]
Sourced1 Jul 2025
Bello Bouba Maigari leaves the government as Minister of State, Minister of Tourism and Leisure; Gabriel Mbairobe becomes acting minister.[7]
Sourced24 Jun 2025
Issa Tchiroma Bakary leaves the government as Minister of Employment and Vocational Training; Mounouna Foutsou becomes acting minister.[7]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]Présidence de la République du Cameroun
Presidency of the Republic of CameroonOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [5]Dion Ngute Joseph
Services du Premier Ministre, Republic of CameroonOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Prime Minister of Cameroon
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Joseph Ngute's government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]Missions du Gouvernement (government roster)
Services du Premier Ministre, Republic of CameroonOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [9]2025 Cameroonian presidential election
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [10]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026