- Laurent Esso
Laurent Esso (born
August 10 1942 [http://www.afrique-express.com/archive/CENTRALE/cameroun/cameroungvts/camergvt1297.htm "Le gouvernement du Cameroun, Formé le 7 décembre 1997, après l'éléction présidentielle"] , "Afrique Express" fr icon.] ) is aCameroon ian politician, currently serving as Minister of State and Secretary-General of the Presidency.Esso was born in
Douala . He was named Assistant Secretary-General of the Presidency onMay 16 1988 , then Director of the Civil Cabinet of the President onApril 13 1989 . He remained in the latter position for seven years before being appointed Minister of Justice in the government named onSeptember 19 1996 . OnMarch 18 2000 , he was moved from his position as Justice Minister to that of Minister of Public Health;Cameroonian government site: [http://www.spm.gov.cm/showgouv.php?module=showindividu&lang=fr&pers=196] [http://www.spm.gov.cm/showgouv.php?module=showfct&lang=fr&government=88] [http://www.spm.gov.cm/showgouv.php?module=showfct&lang=fr&government=92] [http://www.spm.gov.cm/showgouv.php?module=showfct&lang=fr&government=93] [http://www.spm.gov.cm/showgouv.php?module=showfct&lang=fr&government=97] [http://www.spm.gov.cm/showgouv.php?module=showfct&lang=fr&government=98] ] after one year in the latter position, he was named Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defense onApril 27 2001 . [ [http://www.cameroon-info.net/cmi_show_news.php?id=6154 "Remaniement ministériel: Le coup de tête du Président !"] , Cameroon-info.net, April 30, 2001 fr icon.] In the government named onDecember 8 2004 , he was instead appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, in which position he remained until he was appointed Minister of State and Secretary-General of the Presidency onSeptember 22 2006 .He is a member of the ruling
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement . He was a member of the National Commission for the coordination of Biya's election campaign in the October 2004 presidential election. [ [http://www.presidentielle2004.gov.cm/detail_art.php?id_art=79&lang=en "President Paul Biya selects campaign team"] , 2004 presidential election website.]References
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