Peter Mafany Musonge was the Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Cameroon

Under the current constitution of Cameroon, the Prime Minister of Cameroon is a relatively powerless executive. While the Prime Minister is officially appointed to be the head of government, the President retains most of the executive power and can fire the Prime Minister at will.-History:The...

 of Cameroon

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...

 from September 1996 until December 8, 2004.

Biography

Musonge was born at Muea in the Fako Department of Cameroon's South-West Province. He received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering

Civil engineering

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 at Drexel University

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 and received a master of science degree in structural engineering

Structural engineering

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 at Stanford University

Stanford University

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, and has worked on a variety of development projects. He has been a longtime supporter and assistant of President Paul Biya

Paul Biya

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, and is an Anglophone

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 and a member of the Bakweri

Bakweri

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 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

Cameroon People's Democratic Movement

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(CPDM). Biya appointed Musonge as Grand Chancellor of National Orders on April 4, 2007.