Jean-Baptiste Bokam
Jean-Baptiste Bokam | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 7 December 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Tessa |
| Succeeded by | Jérôme Obi Eta |
| Minister of Labor and Social Welfare | |
| In office 16 May 1988 – 9 April 1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1951 Bagbeze I, Haut-Nyong, French Cameroon |
| Died | 16 January 2024 (aged 72) Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Political party | CPDM |
| Education | University of Yaoundé |
Jean-Baptiste Bokam (10 October 1951 – 16 January 2024) was a Cameroonian politician of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC).[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Bagbeze I on 10 October 1951,[2] Bokam attended primary school in Esseng I and secondary school in Doumé. He graduated from the University of Yaoundé in 1976 with a degree in economic sciences.[3]
In 1976, Bokam was recruited by the National Social Insurance Fund as an executive assistant. He entered the Cameroonian government in 1988, having been appointed Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, a position he held from 1988 to 1992. He was then Minister of Public Works from 9 April 1992 to 7 December 1997 before he was succeeded by Jérôme Obi Eta.[3] In 2011, he was appointed Secretary of State for Veterans and War Victims.[4][5] In 2015, he was appointed Secretary of State for the National Gendarmerie.[6] In 2018, he was replaced by Gallas Yves Landry Etoga.[7]
Bokam also became President of the Banque internationale du Cameroun pour l'épargne et le crédit in 1990.[8] An activist for the RDPC, he helped manage national elections.[9]
Jean-Baptiste Bokam died following a long illness at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaounde, on 16 January 2024, at the age of 72.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Plumey Bobo, Yves (17 January 2024). "Jean-Baptiste Bokam, un rouage du système Biya, s'est éteint". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Tongue, Rodrigue N.; Kan, Jean Flavien (29 January 2014). "Cameroun – Sérail: Que se passe-t-il autour de Jean Baptiste Bokam?". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b "BOKAM Jean-Baptiste". Camerlex (in French). 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Un nouveau gouvernement formé - Nomination du Gouvernement". Cameroon Tribune (in French). 9 December 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Décret N°2011/410 Du 09 Dec 2011 portant formation du gouvernement" (PDF). Government of Cameroon (in French). 9 December 2011.
- ^ Tchiroma Bakary, Issa (14 July 2017). "Gendarmerie nationale: les nouveaux responsables installés". Cameroon Tribune (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Dougueli, Georges (20 March 2018). "Cameroun : à l'approche de la présidentielle, Paul Biya place ses pions". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Ndoumbe, Nathan (24 March 2018). "Cameroun: Jean Baptiste Bokam reconduit dans ses fonctions de PCA de la BICEC". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Les Membres Titulaires du comité Central". Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (in French). 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Décès de Jean Baptiste Bokam, PCA de la Bicec depuis une trentaine d'années". Investir au Cameroun (in French). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.