Alphonse Siyam Siwe
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Alphonse Siyam Siwe is a Cameroon
ian politician who served as Minister of Energy and Water from 2004 to 2006 and was previously the Director-General of the Autonomous Port of Douala
. In 2007, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for corruption.
Born in Douala, Siwe was Deputy Director of Labogenie from 1981 to 1984 and Director of Labogenie from 1984 to 1990. He was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidency on September 7, 1990, serving in that position until 1992. He subsequently became Secretary-General of the Ministry of Public Works in 1995 before being elected to the National Assembly
from Haut-Nkam constituency in the 1997 parliamentary election
. He became Director-General of the Autonomous Port of Douala in April 1998 and remained in that post until February 2005.
In the 2002 parliamentary election
, Siwe was re-elected to the National Assembly from Haut-Nkam constituency, where his list, that of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
, received 49.58% of the vote and won two of the three available seats. Siwe also served as Mayor of Bafang
.
Siwe was appointed as Minister of Energy and Water in the government named on December 8, 2004. He served in that post for a little over a year; on February 24, 2006, he was dismissed from the government and arrested for allegedly participating in the theft of about 38 billion CFA francs in public funds during his stint as Director-General of the Autonomous Port of Douala. He was tried along with 12 other defendants in December 2007. On December 13, 2007, verdicts in the trial were announced; Siwe received the most severe sentence, 30 years in prison. He was convicted on six charges and acquitted on ten. Three of the other 12 defendants were also found guilty, including Edouard Nathanaël Etondè Ekotto and François Marie Siéwé Nitcheu, who respectively received 15- and 25-year sentences.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
ian politician who served as Minister of Energy and Water from 2004 to 2006 and was previously the Director-General of the Autonomous Port of Douala
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Province. Home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country...
. In 2007, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for corruption.
Born in Douala, Siwe was Deputy Director of Labogenie from 1981 to 1984 and Director of Labogenie from 1984 to 1990. He was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidency on September 7, 1990, serving in that position until 1992. He subsequently became Secretary-General of the Ministry of Public Works in 1995 before being elected to the National Assembly
National Assembly of Cameroon
The National Assembly is the parliament of Cameroon. It has 180 members, elected for five-year terms in 49 single and multi-seat constituencies....
from Haut-Nkam constituency in the 1997 parliamentary election
Cameroonian parliamentary election, 1997
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 17 May 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, which won 116 of the 180 seats, including seven constituencies in which the result had originally been cancelled by the Supreme Court due to serious...
. He became Director-General of the Autonomous Port of Douala in April 1998 and remained in that post until February 2005.
In the 2002 parliamentary election
Cameroonian parliamentary election, 2002
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 30 June 2002. The result was a victory for the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, which won 149 of the 180 seats. In 17 constituencies the result was cancelled by the Supreme Court due to irregularities and the election re-run on 15...
, Siwe was re-elected to the National Assembly from Haut-Nkam constituency, where his list, that of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement is the ruling political party in Cameroon.-History:Previously known as the Cameroon National Union, which had dominated Cameroon politics since independence in 1960, it was renamed in 1985...
, received 49.58% of the vote and won two of the three available seats. Siwe also served as Mayor of Bafang
Bafang
Bafang is a town and commune in Cameroon situated in the Haut-Nkam division of the West Province. It lies at the heart of the territory of the Bamiléké people, and has a population of roughly 80,500.-References:1...
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Siwe was appointed as Minister of Energy and Water in the government named on December 8, 2004. He served in that post for a little over a year; on February 24, 2006, he was dismissed from the government and arrested for allegedly participating in the theft of about 38 billion CFA francs in public funds during his stint as Director-General of the Autonomous Port of Douala. He was tried along with 12 other defendants in December 2007. On December 13, 2007, verdicts in the trial were announced; Siwe received the most severe sentence, 30 years in prison. He was convicted on six charges and acquitted on ten. Three of the other 12 defendants were also found guilty, including Edouard Nathanaël Etondè Ekotto and François Marie Siéwé Nitcheu, who respectively received 15- and 25-year sentences.