Luc Ayang

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Luc Ayang
3rd Prime Minister of Cameroon
In office
22 August 1983 – 25 January 1984
PresidentPaul Biya
Preceded byBello Bouba Maigari
Succeeded bySadou Hayatou (1991)
Personal details
Born1947 (age 77–78)
Doukoula, French Cameroon
Died14 October 2025(2025-10-14) (aged 77–78)
Political partyCPDM
Alma materUniversity of Yaoundé

Luc Ayang (1947 – 14 October 2025) was a Cameroonian politician who served as 3rd Prime Minister of Cameroon from 1983 to 1984. He was President of the Economic and Social Council of Cameroon from 1984.

Early life and career

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An ethnic Kirdi[1] and a Christian,[2] Ayang was born in 1947,[3] at Doukoula, located in the Karhay District of Mayo-Danay Department in the Far North Region. He graduated from the University of Yaounde with a degree in law and economics in 1972. In March 1975, he was appointed to a post in the Secretariat-General of the Presidency, as Head of the Service of Legislation and Regulation in the Division of Administrative and Legal Affairs. He was then named First Deputy Prefect of Ngaoundéré in September 1976, before entering the government as Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries on 2 May 1978. After five years in that position,[3] he became Prime Minister of Cameroon, on an interim basis,[4] under President Paul Biya, serving from 22 August 1983[3][4] to 25 January 1984, when the post of Prime Minister was eliminated through a constitutional amendment.[4]

From 1984, Ayang was the President of the Economic and Social Council.[5][6] He was also a member of the Political Bureau of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM).[7] During the campaign for the 2004 presidential election, Ayang was a vice-president of the support and follow-up committee of Biya's election campaign in the Far North Region.[8] Later, during the campaign for the July 2007 parliamentary and municipal elections, Ayang was a member of the CPDM's Central Campaign Committee; he was also President of the CPDM Provincial Campaign Committee in the Far North Region.[9]

In June 2013 he delivered a message from President Biya to Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos seeking a general increase in cooperation between the two countries.[10]

Personal life and death

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Ayang was married with three children.[3] He died on 14 October 2025, at the age of 78.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens (1984), issues 2,004–2,016, page 1,000 (in French).
  2. ^ Mark DeLancey, Cameroon: Dependence and Independence (1989), Westview Press, page 68.
  3. ^ a b c d Official government biography Archived January 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  4. ^ a b c Luc Sindjoun, "Le Président de la République au Cameroun" Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, histoire-du-cameroun.com (in French).
  5. ^ Pauline Biyong, "Cri citoyen d'une femme", Journal La Cité, number 72, Special, October 2006, page 3.
  6. ^ "Sep 1984 - Attempted coup—Political changes—Budget", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 30 September 1984, Cameroon, page 33,075.
  7. ^ "Les membres du bureau politique" Archived June 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, RDPC website (in French).
  8. ^ "President Paul Biya selects campaign team", 2004 presidential election website.
  9. ^ "Elections Législatives et Municipales du 22 Juillet 2007"[permanent dead link], CPDM website (in French).
  10. ^ "Le Cameroun pour le renforcement de la coopération avec l'Angola", Angola Press Agency, 21 June 2013 (in French).
  11. ^ "Cameroun : vie et mort de Luc Ayang, président du Conseil économique et social". Journal du Cameroun. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Cameroon
1983–1984 		Vacant