Geneviève Hanlong Tjoues (born 31 January 1944) is a Cameroonian politician who is currently a Vice President of the

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Early life and education

Geneviève Hanlong was born in Niel in the Littoral region of Cameroon on 31 January 1944. She was orphaned at a young age and grew up under the authority of Catholic nuns in

Edéa Edéa is a city located along the Sanaga River in Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It lies on the Cameroon National Railways Authority, Douala–Yaoundé railway line. Its population was estimated at 122,300 in 2001. Th ...

. She has a certificate of higher education in social economics and in textile and clothing. She studied in France.

Career

Tjoues was a high school teacher from 1979 until 1997, running the Notre Dame d'Edéa school. In 1978, Tjoues founded the Rainbow Foundation which provides vocational training for young single mothers, and she is considered the "godmother of single mothers" in Edea. In 1995, she founding the company Alpha Lumière Sarl. Tjoues is a member of the

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and president of the women's organisation. She was vice president of the party congress in 2011 and a deputy and vice president of the party in the

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from 1997 until 2010. In 2013, she was one of five women elected in the country's first Senate elections and was appointed a Vice-President of the Senate by

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Paul Biya Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who has served as the president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982.

Personal life

Tjoues, a Christian, is married and has three children.

References

External links

Senate profile
(in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tjoues, Genevieve Living people 1944 births People from Littoral Region (Cameroon) 21st-century Cameroonian women politicians 21st-century Cameroonian politicians Cameroon People's Democratic Movement politicians Members of the National Assembly (Cameroon) Members of the Senate (Cameroon)