Hermine Patricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya

Hermine Patricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya
Born (1969-01-26) 26 January 1969
Yaoundé, Cameroon
EducationUniversity of Yaoundé
People's International Institute Histadrut
Occupations
  • Politician
  • entrepreneur
  • author
SpouseAdamou Ndam Njoya (deceased)
Children3
MotherAyiagnigni Marie Angèle
HonoursPrix "Cassino Cita Per la Pace" 2020-Italy

International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) USA Government 2014 Women Leaders Resolution 13/25. 2015 Women in Politics

Celebrating Women in Parliament 2018-UK Government
Websitehttps://www.udc-party.cm/

Hermine Patricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya (born 26 January 1969)[1] is a Cameroonian politician, entrepreneur, and author. She is the president of the Union démocratique du Cameroun (UDC) since the national convention of 2021. Hon. Tomaïno Ndam Njoya served as a member of parliament at the National Assembly of Cameroon from 2007-2020.[2][3] She is currently the mayor of Foumban and the spokesperson of the Regional Council of the West Region.

She is a candidate for the 2025 Cameroonian presidential election.[4]

She heads a coffee company and has been the president of the Association of Cameroonian Women in Coffee (AFECC) since 2016.[5] Hermine Patricia is the widow of Adamou Ndam Njoya, the national president of the UDC.[6]

Education and training

Born in Yaoundé in 1969, Hermine Patricia Tomaino Ndam Njoya grew up in Cameroon between the cities of Yaoundé and Foumban. After completing her primary education, she began her secondary education in 1980 at the Sultan-Njoya High School in Foumban, culminating in obtaining her A4 baccalaureate in 1987.[1]

She then joined the Faculty of Law and Economics at the University of Yaoundé, where she earned a bachelor's degree in law in 1990 and a master's degree in Public Law in 1992.[7]

In 2001 she attended the People's International Institute Histadrut in Israel for a special program on the role of women in urban rehabilitation.

Political career

Tomaïno Ndam Njoya is the president of the Cameroonian Democratic Union (UDC) she became involved in politics in 1991 and participated in opposition marches calling for a return to multipartism.

She joined the UDC at its inception in 1991.[1] She was elected as a member of parliament to the National Assembly for Noun in the 2007 legislative elections.

She served as the secretary of the Committee on Constitutional Laws, Human Rights and Freedoms, Justice, Legislation, and Regulation at the National Assembly of Cameroon.

She was the spokesperson for UDC deputies in the National Assembly from 2007-2020.[2] As a member of parliament she was member of the Bureau of the Natinal Assembly, member of the Forum of Women in Africa and Spain for a Better World, member of the African Parliamentarian Union, and Member of Réseau Parlementaire pour la Promotion du Genre--REPAGE.

Despite winning the municipal and legislative elections Member of Parliament in 2020, Hon. Tomaïno Ndam Njoya gave up her seat and chose to become municipal councillor of the City of Foumban and subsequently Mayor of the city of Foumban.[8]

She was elected Regional Councilor of the Western Region, and is the spokesperson of the councilors from the Noun Division from 2020 until the present.[9]

She is the president of the union of Noun Division mayors, Syndicat des Communes du Noun--SYNCONOUN.

She is the spokesperson of the Platform of Opposition leaders for the amendment of the Electoral Code.[10]

Professional career

Hon. Tomaïno Ndam Njoya is a specialist in organizational training and has coordinated several programs and projects, including the HIV/AIDS and Children Task Force at the World Conference of Religions for Peace/Hope for African Children Initiative and the PACDDU program, Cameroon-European Union cooperation.[7][1]

She is also an entrepreneur. Committed to promoting the coffee industry in Africa, she is the president of the Association of Cameroonian Women in Coffee (AFECC).[11][12][13] Since 2013, she has also served as the president of the Gender Promotion Committee at the Agency for Robusta Coffee in Africa and Madagascar (ACRAM).[14]

She is the author of several books, including "L'Enfer rose," "Les élections bancales,"[15] and "Les Coquelicots de l’Espoir," published in 2016, which recounts the story of her grandfather Angelo Tomaino, of Italian origin.[16][17]

Family life

Ndam Njoya is the wife of Adamou Ndam Njoya, the president of the Union démocratique du Cameroun, who died in Yaoundé on March 7, 2020, at the age of 77.[18] She is also the mother of three children.[1]

References

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  2. ^ "Tomaino Ndam Njoyo Hermine Patricia Déput - Pierre Ngalli Ngoua". Pierre Ngalli Ngoua (in French). 2017-04-24. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  3. ^ "Les 9 commissions". www.assnat.cm (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-09. {{cite web}}: |first1= missing |last1= (help)
  4. ^ "Cameroon's presidential election gathers momemtum as candidates file for the October vote". Africanews. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  5. ^ Eliane Marcelle Matsingoum (24 May 2017). "Yaoundé: ouverture du Festicoffee 2017". crtv.cm (in French). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  6. ^ "Cameroon-Info.Net:: Affaire de famille: Ces couples qui investissent la scène politique". www.cameroon-info.net (in French). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  7. ^ a b "Députés de l'UDC". Union démocratique du Cameroun - UDC. 2016-05-29. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  8. ^ "Commune de Foumban - Site Web Officiel de la Commune de Foumban". Commune de Foumban (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  9. ^ "Conseil Régional de l'Ouest" (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  10. ^ "Code Electoral". REVICODE (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  11. ^ Cameroun, Actu (2016-12-22). "Cameroun,Fête du Café 2016 : La maîtrise de la chaîne des valeurs en question". Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  12. ^ Cheudjio, Raoul. "Festicoffee 2015: Le café des femmes". ct2015.cameroon-tribune.cm (in French). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  13. ^ "Cameroun – Les productrices de café se mobilisent en marge du Festicoffee". ffnews. 2017-04-21. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  14. ^ Agence des Cafés Robusta d’Afrique et de Madagascar Secrétariat Général (2 October 2015). Rapport de l'Agence des Cafés Robusta d'Afrique et de Madagascar (ACRAM) (PDF) (in French). Yaoundé.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  15. ^ "Présidentielle 2011: comment vaincre le Sida électoral au Cameroun?". Germinal (in French). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  16. ^ "Patricia Ndam Njoya lève un pan dévoile sur ses origines italiennes". journal6318.rssing.com. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  17. ^ "Patricia Tomaino Ndam Njoya présente "Les Coquelicots de l'Espoir" - Journal du Cameroun". Journal du Cameroun (in French). 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  18. ^ "Cameroun: décès de l'opposant Adamou Ndam Njoya". RFI (in French). 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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