Louis-Paul Motazé (born 31 January 1959CV at the website of the Ministry of the Economy
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ian politician who has served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of the Economy since 2015. He previously served as Minister of the Economy from 2007 to 2011 and as Secretary-General of the Office of the Prime Minister of Cameroon from 2011 to 2015. Since 2 March 2018, he has been

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Early life and education

Motazé was born in

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, located in the Dja and Lobo Division of Cameroon's

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; his parents were Arnold Motazé and Mary Monengono. He obtained his secondary education in Sangmelima and then studied at the University of Yaoundé as well as Cameroon's National School of Administration and Magistracy. Subsequently, he continued his studies in

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, where he received a degree in international transport in 1985. After working at the Economic Affairs Division of the Presidency of Cameroon, he worked at Cameroon Shipping Lines from 1984 to 1989 and was the company's Commercial Sub-Director. On September 4, 2021, the health of Louis Paul Motaze deteriorated. Louis Paul Motaze was then hospitalized at the VIP Pavilion of the Central Hospital of Yaoundé and placed under respiratory assistance is evacuated to Europe.

Career in the private sector

Motazé held important posts at

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from 1989 to 1999:"Motazé Louis Paul", ''Cameroun: Les Hommes de Pouvoir'', number 2
Africa Intelligence
17 September 2002 . he was its Commercial Director from 1989 to 1993, its Director of the Audit and Management Control from 1993 to 1998, and he was Technical Adviser to the Directorate-General from 1998 to 1999.

Career in the public sector

In 1999, Motazée became Director-General of the National Social Insurance Fund (''Caisse nationale de prévoyance sociale'', CNPS) in September 1999. After eight years as Director-General of the CNPS, he was appointed as Minister of the Economy, Planning, and Regional Development on 7 September 2007.Christophe Bobiokono
"Alain Olivier Noël Mekulu Mvondo : Un inspecteur d’Etat à la Cnps"
''Mutations'', 8 April 2008 . He continued to occupy his post as Director-General of the CNPS until Alain Olivier Noël Mekulu Mvondo was appointed to replace him in that capacity on 7 April 2008. After four years as Minister of the Economy, Motazé was instead appointed as Secretary-General of the Prime Minister's Office on 9 December 2011. He was moved back to his old post of Minister of the Economy, Planning, and Spatial Planning on 2 October 2015.

Other activities

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(IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2018)Members

(IMF).

References

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