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. He has been acting Minister for Employment and Vocational Training since 27 July 2025, while retaining his portfolio as Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education, an Office he has held since the Cabinet reshuffle of 2 October 2015.

CIVIL STATUS

* Born in 1967 in Bangana

* Originally hails 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 to 2 October 2015: Secretary of State to the Minister of Secondary Education, in charge of Teacher Training

* 30 June 2009 to 8 December 2011: Secretary of State to the Minister of Secondary Education

* 2005– June 2009: Head of the Division of Youth Economic Empowerment and National Coordinator of PAJER-U and PIFMAS projects at the Ministry of Youth Affairs

* 1998– 2005 Service Head for State Property abroad / Department of Architecture and Housing at MINUH then at MINDAF / Yaoundé

* 1994–1998 Design Engineer at the Sub-Department of Maintenance / Department of Architecture and Housing at MINUH, Yaoundé

* 1993 : Served as support staff at the provincial Town Planning office of the Far-North in Maroua

* 1992 : Served as support staff at the Town Planning Department of MINUH, at the Studies and Planning Services in Yaoundé

TRAINING

* 1979– 1986 Secondary education at the CES and later at Lycée of Maroua, Baccalauréat C with Honours

* 1986– 1990 Engineering Studies, Major in Civil Engineering, at the National Advanced School of Engineering (ENSP) of Yaoundé

* 1990– 1991 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) in Lyon, France, as part of the AUPELF/UREF inter-university exchange scholarships for academic excellence – Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Major in Urban Planning (Urban Engineering)

PARALLEL STUDIES

* 1986– 1996 Studied Economic Sciences at the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences (FDSE) at the University of Yaoundé, Bachelor’s degree in Economic Sciences, specializing in economic policy analysis (1992), with a Master’s degree in Economics, specialising in economic analysis and policy (1996), at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management (FSEG) of the University of Yaoundé II SOA

DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

* Certificat d'Études Primaires (CEP), 1979, Government Primary School Horlong / Mindif

*Brevet d'Études du Premier Cycle (BEPC), 1983, CES Maroua, grade: Good

* Probatoire série C, 1985, Lycée de Maroua, grade: Good

* Baccalauréat série C, 1986, Lycée de Maroua, grade B

* Master’s degree in Civil Engineering Design, Major in Urban Engineering, 1990-1991

* Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Economics, Major in Economic Policy and Analysis, University of Yaoundé, 1992

* Master's degree in Economic Sciences, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (FSEG) of the University of Yaoundé II in Soa, 1996

COMMUNITY LIFE

First President of the Massa International Arts and Culture Festival (Tokna Massana), since 2003

Current Chair of the Tokna Massana Council of Elders

POLITICAL LIFE

• Alternate Member of the CPDM Central Committee
• Member of the CPDM Mayo-Danay Permanent Divisional Delegation.