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| Ephraïm Inoni | |
 Inoni with Ambassador Niels Marquardt of the United States in Yaoundé, 25 September 2006. |
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| In office 8 December 2004 – 30 June 2009 |
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| President | Paul Biya |
| Deputy | Jean Nkuete Ahmadu Ali |
| Preceded by | Peter Mafany Musonge |
| Succeeded by | Philemon Yang |
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| Born | 16 August 1947 Bakingili, Cameroon |
| Political party | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement |
Ephraïm Inoni (born 16 August 1947[1][2]) is a Cameroonian politician who was Prime Minister of Cameroon from 2004 to 2009. He was a long-time aide of President Paul Biya and is a member of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC).[3] He was appointed to the position of Prime Minister by Biya on December 8, 2004[4] and was sworn in that day.
Inoni is an Anglophone[3] and a member of the Bakweri ethnic group. He was born in the village of Bakingili, near Limbé, in the Southwest Province of Cameroon.[1][2] He was Municipal Treasurer of Douala from 1981 to 1982, then Treasurer of the Cameroonian Embassy to the United States from 1982 to 1984 and Director of Account Balancing at the Ministry of Finance from 1984 to 1988.[5] He was later named Secretary of State for Finances on April 9, 1992 and then Deputy Secretary General to the Presidency on November 27, 1992,[1][2] serving in the latter position until his appointment as Prime Minister in December 2004.[1]
Inoni is a member of the Central Committee of the RDPC.[6] He was part of the campaign team for Biya's election campaign in the 2004 presidential election and was the president of the campaign's support committee in the Southwest Province.[7]
Biya dismissed Inoni from his post as Prime Minister on June 30, 2009, appointing another anglophone, Philémon Yang, to replace him.[8] The reshuffle was the largest shakeup since Inoni's own appointment as Prime Minister.[9] President Biya stated on state radio that twelve ministers were sacked (including Inoni and the defence minister), six joined and three changed places.[10] It is thought that public anger over rising food prices and the high level of government corruption in conjunction with Biya's attempts to shore-up support for the next presidential election led to the sacking, while Inoni had been in the midst of securing $140 million in aid from the International Monetary Fund, although an official explanantion was not given.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d Profile at government website.
- ^ a b c "Sortie: La chute des baobabs", Cameroon-info.net, December 9, 2004 (French).
- ^ a b "Biya aide named premier, cabinet reshuffled", IRIN, December 13, 2004.
- ^ "Inoni Ephraim nommé Premier ministre du Cameroun", Xinhua, December 9, 2004 (French).
- ^ "INONI Ephraïm", CAMEROUN: LES HOMMES DE POUVOIR n°7, Africa Intelligence, September 17, 2002 (French).
- ^ List of members of the RDPC Central Committee, RDPC website (French).
- ^ "President Paul Biya selects campaign team", 2004 presidential election website.
- ^ Jean-Bruno Tagne, "Breaking News: Paul Biya modifie son Gouvernement !", Cameroon-info.net, 30 June 2009 (French).
- ^ a b Cameroon's president sacks PM in reshuffle (3rd Update)
- ^ Cameroon president names new prime minister in government reshuffle
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| Preceded by Peter Mafany Musonge |
Prime Minister of Cameroon 2004–2009 |
Succeeded by Philémon Yang |
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