Minister of Secondary Education, Cameroon
Title: Ministre des Enseignements Secondaires
Pauline Egbe Nalova Lyonga
What the ministry does
The Ministry of Secondary Education carries out the government's policy on secondary and teacher-training education. It organises general and technical secondary schooling and the teacher-training colleges, designs the study programmes and the teaching methods, and checks that they are applied, working with the Ministry of Basic Education for teacher training.
Sources: Decree No. 2011/408 of 9 December 2011 on the organisation of the Government, article 8 (FAOLEX)
Appointment and predecessor
Pauline Egbe Nalova Lyonga has been Minister of Secondary Education since 2 March 2018. The appointment is recorded in presidential decree No. 2018/191 of 2 March 2018.
Sources: Cameroon Tribune, Décret N°2018/191 du 02 mars 2018 (decree text, partly visible); Cameroon Tribune, 5 March 2018, Nalova Lyonga Pauline Egbe: A Household Name At MINESEC
Latest government reshuffle
The government in office was named on 4 January 2019 by presidential decree No. 2019/002, and no newer government had been announced when we last checked, on 11 October 2026.
Sources: Cameroon Tribune, Réaménagement du gouvernement, 4 January 2019; Africanews, 4 January 2019; Prime Minister’s Office of Cameroon, government list (spm.gov.cm); Bénin Web TV, August 2026
Frequently asked questions
Who is the Minister of Secondary Education of Cameroon?
Pauline Egbe Nalova Lyonga, in the post since 2 March 2018.
Since when is Pauline Egbe Nalova Lyonga Minister of Secondary Education?
Since 2 March 2018.
What does the Ministry of Secondary Education of Cameroon do?
The Ministry of Secondary Education carries out the government's policy on secondary and teacher-training education. It organises general and technical secondary schooling and the teacher-training colleges, designs the study programmes and the teaching methods, and checks that they are applied, working with the Ministry of Basic Education for teacher training.
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