Jean-Baptiste Bokam | |
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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 | Bagbeze I , Haut-Nyong, French Cameroon | 10 October 1951
Died | 16 January 2024 Yaoundé, Cameroon | (aged 72)
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]
Born in Bagbeze I[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]
on 10 October 1951,In 1976, Bokam was recruited by the National Social Insurance Fund[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]
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 .Bokam also became President of the Banque internationale du Cameroun pour l'épargne et le crédit[8] An activist for the RDPC, he helped manage national elections.[9]
in 1990.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]