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'''Marcel Niat Njifenji''' (born 26 October 1934<ref name=Homme>Armand Essogo, [http://www.cameroon-tribune.cm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74270:-marcel-niat-njifenji-un-homme-dexperience-a-la-tete-du-senat&catid=1:politique&Itemid=3 "Marcel Niat Njifenji, Un homme d’expérience à la tête du Sénat"], ''Cameroon Tribune'', 13 June 2013 {{fr icon}}.</ref>) is a [[Cameroon]]ian politician who has been President of the [[Senate of Cameroon]] since 2013. A member of the ruling [[Cameroon People's Democratic Movement]] (RDPC), he previously served for years as Director-General of the National Electricity Company, and he was also a [[Minister (government)|minister]] in the government during the early 1990s. |
'''Marcel Niat Njifenji''' (born 26 October 1934<ref name=Homme>Armand Essogo, [http://www.cameroon-tribune.cm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74270:-marcel-niat-njifenji-un-homme-dexperience-a-la-tete-du-senat&catid=1:politique&Itemid=3 "Marcel Niat Njifenji, Un homme d’expérience à la tête du Sénat"], ''Cameroon Tribune'', 13 June 2013 {{fr icon}}.</ref>) is a [[Cameroon]]ian politician who has been President of the [[Senate of Cameroon]] since 2013. A member of the ruling [[Cameroon People's Democratic Movement]] (RDPC), he previously served for years as Director-General of the National Electricity Company, and he was also a [[Minister (government)|minister]] in the government during the early 1990s. |
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[[File:Marcel Niat Njifenji Senateur.jpg|thumbnail|left|Marcel Niat Njifenji]] |
[[File:Marcel Niat Njifenji Senateur.jpg|thumbnail|left|Marcel Niat Njifenji]] |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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Born in 1934 at [[Bangangté]], located in Cameroon's [[West Region (Cameroon)|West Region]],<ref name=Nya>Armelle Nya, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20130613075703/cameroun-rdpc-paul-biya-senat-camerounaiscameroun-marcel-niat-njifenji-elu-president-du-senat.html "Cameroun : Marcel Niat Njifenji élu président du Sénat"], ''Jeune Afrique'', 13 June 2013 {{fr icon}}.</ref> Niat Njifenji worked as an engineer of roads and bridges. Eventually he became Director-General of the National Electricity Company (''Société nationale d'Electricité'', SONEL), the state-owned electricity company; he served in that post from May 1974 to April 1984 and again beginning in September 1989. |
Born in 1934 at [[Bangangté]], located in Cameroon's [[West Region (Cameroon)|West Region]],<ref name=Nya>Armelle Nya, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20130613075703/cameroun-rdpc-paul-biya-senat-camerounaiscameroun-marcel-niat-njifenji-elu-president-du-senat.html "Cameroun : Marcel Niat Njifenji élu président du Sénat"], ''Jeune Afrique'', 13 June 2013 {{fr icon}}.</ref> Niat Njifenji worked as an engineer of roads and bridges. Eventually he became Director-General of the National Electricity Company (''Société nationale d'Electricité'', SONEL), the state-owned electricity company; he served in that post from May 1974 to April 1984 and again beginning in September 1989. |
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Niat Njifenji also served in the government as Minister of Planning and Territorial Administration from 7 September 1990 to 26 April 1991, while remaining Director-General of SONEL. Subsequently he was Deputy Prime Minister for Mines, Water, and Energy from 9 April 1992 to 27 November 1992. He was elected to the [[National Assembly (Cameroon)|National Assembly]] in the [[Cameroonian parliamentary election, 1992|1992 parliamentary election]], but he did not serve his term and remained in his post as Director-General of SONEL throughout the 1990s. Eventually the company was [[privatization|privatized]] and Niat Njifenji left his post at the company in 2001.<ref name=Homme/> In 2002, Niat Njifenji was elected Mayor of Bangangté, serving until 2007.<ref>http://villedebangangte.com/?q=content/les-anciens-maires</ref> |
Niat Njifenji also served in the government as Minister of Planning and Territorial Administration from 7 September 1990 to 26 April 1991, while remaining Director-General of SONEL. Subsequently he was Deputy Prime Minister for Mines, Water, and Energy from 9 April 1992 to 27 November 1992. He was elected to the [[National Assembly (Cameroon)|National Assembly]] in the [[Cameroonian parliamentary election, 1992|1992 parliamentary election]], but he did not serve his term and remained in his post as Director-General of SONEL throughout the 1990s. Eventually the company was [[privatization|privatized]] and Niat Njifenji left his post at the company in 2001.<ref name=Homme/> In 2002, Niat Njifenji was elected Mayor of Bangangté, serving until 2007.<ref>http://villedebangangte.com/?q=content/les-anciens-maires</ref> |
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===President of the Senate=== |
===President of the Senate=== |
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In 2013, after years of delay, the Senate was established to serve as the upper house of Cameroon's [[Parliament of Cameroon|Parliament]]; previously only the [[National Assembly of Cameroon|National Assembly]] existed. President [[Paul Biya]] appointed Niat Njifenji to the Senate in May 2013.<ref name=Liste>Daniel Kameni, [http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201305101581.html "Cameroun: La liste des 100 sénateurs"], ''Mutations'', 10 May 2013 {{fr icon}}.</ref><ref name=RFI>[http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20130613-cameroun-marcel-niat-njifenji-elu-president-senat "Cameroun: Marcel Niat Njifenji élu président du Sénat"], RFI, 13 June 2013 {{fr icon}}.</ref> He was one of 30 senators to receive their seats by presidential appointment; the other 70 senators were indirectly elected. Biya appointed three senators for each [[regions of Cameroon|region]], and Niat Njifenji was one of the three to come from West Region.<ref name=Liste/> |
In 2013, after years of delay, the Senate was established to serve as the upper house of Cameroon's [[Parliament of Cameroon|Parliament]]; previously only the [[National Assembly of Cameroon|National Assembly]] existed. President [[Paul Biya]] appointed Niat Njifenji to the Senate in May 2013.<ref name=Liste>Daniel Kameni, [http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201305101581.html "Cameroun: La liste des 100 sénateurs"], ''Mutations'', 10 May 2013 {{fr icon}}.</ref><ref name=RFI>[http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20130613-cameroun-marcel-niat-njifenji-elu-president-senat "Cameroun: Marcel Niat Njifenji élu président du Sénat"], RFI, 13 June 2013 {{fr icon}}.</ref> He was one of 30 senators to receive their seats by presidential appointment; the other 70 senators were indirectly elected. Biya appointed three senators for each [[regions of Cameroon|region]], and Niat Njifenji was one of the three to come from West Region.<ref name=Liste/> |
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Revision as of 15:32, 17 June 2013
Marcel Niat Njifenji (born 26 October 1934[1]) is a Cameroonian politician who has been President of the Senate of Cameroon since 2013. A member of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC), he previously served for years as Director-General of the National Electricity Company, and he was also a minister in the government during the early 1990s.
Life and career
Born in 1934 at Bangangté, located in Cameroon's West Region,[2] Niat Njifenji worked as an engineer of roads and bridges. Eventually he became Director-General of the National Electricity Company (Société nationale d'Electricité, SONEL), the state-owned electricity company; he served in that post from May 1974 to April 1984 and again beginning in September 1989.
Niat Njifenji also served in the government as Minister of Planning and Territorial Administration from 7 September 1990 to 26 April 1991, while remaining Director-General of SONEL. Subsequently he was Deputy Prime Minister for Mines, Water, and Energy from 9 April 1992 to 27 November 1992. He was elected to the National Assembly in the 1992 parliamentary election, but he did not serve his term and remained in his post as Director-General of SONEL throughout the 1990s. Eventually the company was privatized and Niat Njifenji left his post at the company in 2001.[1] In 2002, Niat Njifenji was elected Mayor of Bangangté, serving until 2007.[3]
President of the Senate
In 2013, after years of delay, the Senate was established to serve as the upper house of Cameroon's Parliament; previously only the National Assembly existed. President Paul Biya appointed Niat Njifenji to the Senate in May 2013.[4][5] He was one of 30 senators to receive their seats by presidential appointment; the other 70 senators were indirectly elected. Biya appointed three senators for each region, and Niat Njifenji was one of the three to come from West Region.[4]
Niat Njifenji was elected as President of the Senate on 12 June 2013. In the 100-member body, there were 86 votes in favor of Niat Njifenji; no senators voted against him, although 14 senators cast spoilt votes.[2][6] As President of the Senate, Niat Njifenji would, according to the constitution, succeed President Biya if the latter were to die in office;[2][5][6] he would lead the country until a new presidential election could be held, and he would not be permitted to stand as a candidate in that election.[5]
References
- ^ a b Armand Essogo, "Marcel Niat Njifenji, Un homme d’expérience à la tête du Sénat", Cameroon Tribune, 13 June 2013 Template:Fr icon.
- ^ a b c Armelle Nya, "Cameroun : Marcel Niat Njifenji élu président du Sénat", Jeune Afrique, 13 June 2013 Template:Fr icon.
- ^ http://villedebangangte.com/?q=content/les-anciens-maires
- ^ a b Daniel Kameni, "Cameroun: La liste des 100 sénateurs", Mutations, 10 May 2013 Template:Fr icon.
- ^ a b c "Cameroun: Marcel Niat Njifenji élu président du Sénat", RFI, 13 June 2013 Template:Fr icon.
- ^ a b "Cameroun : Marcel Niat Njifenji élu Président du Sénat", Xinhua, 13 June 2013 Template:Fr icon.