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Joseph Dion Ngute

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Source: Services du Premier Ministre, Republic of Cameroon

Prime Minister[1][2][3]

Serving in the Government of Joseph Dion Ngute since 4 Jan 2019. 3 public offices on record since 1997.

In office
7 yrs 9 mos
Record
Verified
Offices
3

Verified on spm.gov.cm · checked 13 Oct 2026

Joseph Dion Ngute has been Prime Minister of Cameroon since 4 January 2019. He studied law at the University of Yaoundé, Queen Mary University of London and the University of Warwick. He was Minister Delegate for External Relations in charge of Commonwealth relations from 1997 to 2018.[4]

Overview

Current office

Verified

Prime Minister, Head of Government[1][2][3]

Government of Joseph Dion Ngute

Since

4 Jan 2019

7 yrs 9 mos

Country
Cameroon
Born
12 Mar 1954, Bongong Barombi, Cameroon[4]
First office on record
Minister Delegate for External Relations in charge of Commonwealth relations, 1997

Career

Record in public office

3 offices
  1. 4 Jan 2019 – present

    Prime Minister, Head of Government[1][2][3]

    Government of Joseph Dion NguteVerified
  2. 2018 – 2019

    Minister in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency[4]

    Sourced
  3. 1997 – 2018

    Minister Delegate for External Relations in charge of Commonwealth relations[4]

    Sourced

Education

Education

Sourced
  • Law, University of Yaoundé[4]
  • LL.M., Queen Mary University of London[4]
  • PhD, University of Warwick[4]

In government

Serves with 44 colleagues

Full cabinet

Evidence

How this record is supported

Claims by status

6 claims · 4 sources

  • Verified 2
  • Sourced 4

Sources

  1. [1]
    Dion Ngute Joseph

    Services du Premier Ministre, Republic of CameroonOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    Prime Minister of Cameroon

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  3. [3]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Joseph Dion Ngute

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026

Cite this record

Govpedia. "Joseph Dion Ngute." Prime Minister. Record gp:person/joseph-dion-ngute, last checked 13 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/joseph-dion-ngute/