Peter Mafany Musonge
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Peter Mafany Musonge (born December 3, 1942[1]) was the Prime Minister of Cameroon from September 1996 until December 8, 2004.
Musonge was born in Muea in Fako Department in the South-West Province.[1] He received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering at Drexel University and received a master of science degree in structural engineering at Stanford University, and has worked on a variety of development projects. He has been a longtime supporter and assistant of President Paul Biya, and is an Anglophone and a member of the Bakweri ethnic group. He left his position as Prime Minister after a cabinet reshuffle which followed Biya's successful 2004 reelection, for which Musonge served as campaign manager.
Musonge is a member of the Central Committee of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM).[2] Biya appointed Musonge as Grand Chancellor of National Orders on April 4, 2007.[3]
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- ^ a b "Peter Mafany Musonge, le Premier ministre", Afrique Express (French).
- ^ List of members of the RDPC Central Committee, RDPC website (French).
- ^ Kini Nsom, "Biya Overhauls CPDM Machinery, Appoints New SG", The Post (Cameroon), April 10, 2007.
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| Preceded by Simon Achidi Achu |
Prime Minister of Cameroon 1996–2004 |
Succeeded by Ephraïm Inoni |
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