The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Cameroon. It consists of 100 members with 70 of them being elected and 30 being appointed by the President of Cameroon, divided among the ten regions of the country.
History The Senate was created in 1996 after an amendment to the constitution created the upper chamber. However, power to convene the Electoral College and call elections for the Senate remained with the President. President Paul Biya chose not to do so until he signed decree 2013/056 on 27 February 2013, which set 14 April as the election date.
Electoral system The Senate has 100 seats, of which 70 are elected and 30 appointed by the President, with each region having 10 Senators. The elected seats are elected by the 10,636 members of the 360 municipal councils.
Elections to the Senate were held for the first time on 14 April 2013.Focus On: Cameroon's First Senate Race IFES Marcel Niat Njifenji was elected as President of the Senate on 12 June 2013. The President of the Senate is the constitutionally designated successor to the President of the Republic in case of a vacancy in the latter office."Cameron : Marcel Niat Njifenji élu Président du Sénat", Xinhua, 13 June 2013 .
Presidents of the Senate
Name Entered office Left office NotesMarcel Niat Njifenji12 June 201317 March 2026Aboubakary Abdoulaye17 March 2026Incumbent
Current members of the Senate
The Senate consists of 70 members directly elected by their regions and 30 nominated by the President of Cameroon.
RegionElected membersAppointed membersAdamawaAboubakar SiromaMaikano AbdoulahiHaman PaulMaande PaulNguiebe JoëlHaoua MadeleineAhmadou TidjianiBaba HamadouMoussa SaboMohaman GabdoCentreNaah Ondoa SylvestreMama Jean MarieAnong Adibimé PascalBell Luc RenéNicole OkalaEssomba Tsoungui ElieNnemdé EmmanuelNkodo LaurentOndoua PiusPongmoni Jean MarieEastSalé CharlesTokpanou IsabelleOuli Ndongo MoniqueNdanga Ndinga BadelAmama Amama BenjaminMoampea Marie CalireMboundjo JeanMatta Joseph RolandZé Nguelé RenéAboui MarlyseFar NorthAbba BoukarAlioum Alhadji HamadouJulienne DjakaouMahamat AbdoulkarimMme ZakiatouAbdoulaye Wouyack MaravaAmrakaye MartinMahamat Bahar MaroufBaskouda Jean BaptisteDakolé DaïssalaLittoralGeneviève TjouesTobbo Eyoum ThomasDin Bell ArmandeMbassa Ndine Roger VictorKingué SimonEbongue Jean JulesMadiba SongueEtame Massoma SiegfriedNgayap Pierre FlambeauNorthYoussoufa DaouaNamio PierreMme Asta YvonneAhmadou AlimAmidou MauriceMme AdamouBebnone PayounniAboubakary AbdoulayeHayatou Aicha PierretteHamadou AbboNorthwestAchidi Achu SimonWallang David AkwoDinga IgnatiusMme Enoh LafonWanlo JohnAwanga ZacharieJikong Stephen YerimaFon Doh Gayonga IIINkwain FrancisFon Teiche Nje IISouthMedjo DelphineZang OyonoObam AssamMba Mba GrégoireEloumba Medjo ThérèseNnanga NdoumeMbita Mvaebeme RaymondNgalli Ngoa Pierre HenriMenye Ondo François XavierBisseck PauletteSouthwestTabe Tando Ndiep NsoAnkie Affiong Rebecca AmahNjifua Lucas FontemMatute DanielMme Ntube Agnès NdodeOtte Andrew MoffaMbella Moki CharlesMafany Musonge PeterFun Mukete Essimi Ngo VictorChief Anja Simon OnjwoWestTsomelou JeanTantse Tagne BernardTatchouang PaulMetiedje Nguifo Tchetagne DelphineSonkin EtienneTchomnou RaoulM. NonoSultan Ibrahim Mbombo NjoyaHonoré Djomo KamgaMarcel Niat Njifenji
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