Louis-Paul Motazé

Louis-Paul Motazé (born 31 January 1959 ) is a Cameroonian 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 Minister of Finance of Cameroon.

Early life and education Motazé was born in Bengbis, located in the Dja and Lobo Division of Cameroon's South Region; 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 France, 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. he was its Commercial Director from 1989 to 1993, 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. He was moved back to his old post of Minister of the Economy, Planning, and Spatial Planning on 2 October 2015.

Other activities International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2018)