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.^[2]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Peter Mafany Musonge, le Premier ministre", Afrique Express (French).
^ List of members of the RDPC Central Committee, RDPC website (French).

[edit] External links

http://www.camnet.cm/primatur/gouv/gouvcv/pmcva.htm

Preceded by Simon Achidi Achu	Prime Minister of Cameroon 1996–2004	Succeeded by Ephraïm Inoni

v • d • e Prime Ministers of Cameroon

East Cameroon (1960-1972): Ahmadou Ahidjo \| Charles Assalé \| Vincent de Paul Ahanda \| Simon Pierre Tchoungui West Cameroon (1961-1972): John Ngu Foncha \| Augustine Ngom Jua \| Salomon Tandeng Muna Republic of Cameroon (1975-): Paul Biya \| Maigari Bello Bouba \| Luc Ayang \| Sadou Hayatou \| Simon Achidi Achu \| Peter Mafany Musonge \| Ephraïm Inoni