Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education and Acting Minister of Employment and Vocational Training
Grand Officer of the Order of Valour

Mounouna Foutsou is a Cameroonian political figure. Since 27 July 2026 he has served as Acting Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, while remaining Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education, a position he has held since the Government reshuffle of 2 October 2015.

Personal Details

  • Born in 1967 in Bangana
  • Originally from the Far North Region, Mayo-Danay Division
  • Married, father of five children

Positions Held

  • Since 27 July 2026: Minister of Employment and Vocational Training (Acting)
  • Since 2 October 2015: Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education
  • 9 December 2011 – 2 October 2015: Secretary of State to the Minister of Secondary Education, in charge of Teacher Training
  • 30 June 2009 – 8 December 2011: Secretary of State to the Minister of Secondary Education
  • 2005 – June 2009: Head of the Division for the Economic Promotion of Youth and National Coordinator of the PAJER-U (Rural and Urban Youth Support Programme) and PIFMAS (Socio-economic Integration of Youth through Sports Equipment Micro-enterprises) projects, Ministry of Youth Affairs
  • 1998 – 2005: Head of the State Real Estate Abroad Service, Directorate of Architecture and Housing, MINHDU then MINDCAF, Yaoundé
  • 1994 – 1998: Ingénieur d’études N°5, Sub-Directorate of Maintenance, Directorate of Architecture and Housing, MINHDU, Yaoundé
  • 1993: Supernumerary Officer at the Provincial Delegation of Urban Development for the Far North, Maroua
  • 1992: Supernumerary Officer at the Directorate of Urban Development of MINHDU, Studies and Planning Service, Yaoundé

Education

  • 1979 – 1986: Secondary education at the CES, then at the Lycée de Maroua; Baccalauréat C avec mention
  • 1986 – 1990: Engineering studies, Civil Engineering track, at the National Advanced School of Engineering of Yaoundé (ENSP)
  • 1990 – 1991: National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) of Lyon, France, under the AUPELF/UREF inter-university exchange excellence scholarships – Civil Engineering Degree, specialising in Urban Planning (Urban Engineering)

Parallel Studies

  • 1986 – 1996: Studies in Economics at the Faculty of Law and Economics (FDSE), University of Yaoundé: Bachelor’s degree (Licence) in Economics, Economic Policy Analysis option (1992), then Master’s degree (Maîtrise) in Economics, Economic Policy Analysis option (1996), at the Faculty of Economics and Management (FSEG), University of Yaoundé II-Soa

Diplomas and Certificates

  • Primary School Certificate (CEP), 1979, Horlong public school / Mindif
  • First-Cycle Secondary Certificate (BEPC), 1983, CES de Maroua
  • Probatoire, Series C, 1985, Lycée de Maroua
  • Baccalauréat, Series C, 1986, Lycée de Maroua
  • Diplôme d’ingénieur de conception en Génie Civil, spécialité Génie Urbain, 1991
  • Bachelor’s Degree (Licence) in Economics, Economic Policy Analysis, University of Yaoundé, 1992
  • Master’s Degree (Maîtrise) in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management (FSEG), University of Yaoundé II-Soa, 1996

Associative Life

  • First President of the Massa International Festival of Arts and Culture (Tokna Massana), 2003
  • Current President of the Comité des Sages of the Tokna Massana

Political Life

  • Alternate Member of the Central Committee of the RDPC (Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement, CPDM)
  • Member of the Departmental Permanent Delegation of the RDPC (CPDM) in Mayo-Danay