First Lady of Cameroon

First Lady of Cameroon
Première dame du Cameroun
Incumbent Chantal Biya since 23 April 1994
Inaugural holder	Germaine Ahidjo
Formation	1 January 1960

First Lady of the Republic of Cameroon

upon her marriage to Biya on April 23, 1994.

First ladies of Cameroon

No.	Portrait	Name	Term Begins	Term Ends	Time in Office	President or Head of State	Notes
1		Germaine Ahidjo (1932-2021)	1 January 1960	6 November 1982	22 years, 309 days	Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924-1989)	Inaugural First Lady of Cameroon
2		Jeanne-Irène Biya (1935-1992)	6 November 1982	29 July 1992 [a]	9 years, 266 days	Paul Biya (1933-)	First Lady Jeanne-Irène Biya died in Yaoundé on 29 July 1992
Office Vacant			29 July 1992	23 April 1994	1 year, 268 days		Biya was a widower following the death of Jeanne-Irène Biya
3		Chantal Biya (1969-)	23 April 1994 (Marriage)	Present	29 years, 364 days		Chantal Biya married President Biya on 23 April 1994.

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