Philémon Yang
Cameroonian politician, former Prime minister of Cameroon
Philémon Yang (born 1947) is a Cameroonian politician who has been the President of the United Nations General Assembly.[1] He was elected Prime Minister of Cameroon in 2009. He left the office in January 2019. His predecessor was Ephraïm Inoni.[2][3] Before he was Prime Minister, Yang was an ambassador to Canada.
Philémon Yang | |
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_cropped.jpg) Yang in 2010 | |
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Francis |
| 8th Prime Minister of Cameroon | |
| In office 30 June 2009 – 4 January 2019 | |
| President | Paul Biya |
| Preceded by | Ephraïm Inoni |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Ngute |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1947 Jikejem, Oku, British Cameroon (now Cameroon) |
| Political party | CPDM |
| Alma mater | University of Yaoundé |
In March 2024, Yang was designated as Africa's candidate for the presidency of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.[4] In June 2024, Yang was elected to serve as President of the United Nations General Assembly.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 UN News, "Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session", 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ↑ Profile at Cameroonian government website Archived 2009-07-05 at the Wayback Machine (in French).
- ↑ "Fiche sur les nouveaux minitres [sic] (2)", Cameroon Tribune, December 10, 2004 (in French).
- ↑ Jeune Afrique, [https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1543886/politique/new-york-new-york-la-reconversion-reussie-de-philemon-yang-ex-premier-ministre-camerounais/ "POLITIQUE CAMEROUN New York, New York… La reconversion réussie de Philémon Yang, ex-Premier ministre camerounais"], Jeune Afrique, 07 March 2024.
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