Dsamou Micheline

Micheline Dsamou
Micheline Dsamou
Born	Micheline Moutio; 1 June 1947 (age 76); Bangangté, Cameroon
Nationality	Cameroonian
Occupations	Pharmacist; politician; businesswoman;
Years active	1975–present
Known for	Serving as a senator in the Cameroonian parliament

Last updated May 15, 2024

Micheline Dsamou (born Micheline Moutio, 1 June 1947)^[1] is a Cameroonian pharmacist and politician. She has served as a senator in the Cameroonian parliament since March 2018.

Early life

Micheline Dsamou was born in Bangangté, in the West Region of Cameroon. For her primary-school education, she attended the public school in New Bell, a working-class neighborhood in the city of Douala. She pursued her secondary education at Noutong College in Bangangté, then at the girls' high school in Douala, and finally at the Lycée d'Etampes [ fr ] in France. In the early 1970s, she enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Angers, obtaining a pharmacy diploma.

Career

Dsamou is also an entrepreneur.^[2] After completing her studies, she decided to return to Cameroon to contribute to the country's development during an economic boom period.^[3]

Upon her return, she acquired the Guely pharmacy from a French expatriate. At the age of 28, she established the Pharmacie du Soleil in Yaoundé in 1975. In 1986, she established Pharmacam, a pharmaceutical distribution company, and in the early 1990s, she ventured into transit and logistics with the creation of Line Transit.

She holds leadership positions in several other companies.^[4]^[5]

Political career

In September 2011, Dsamou was elected as an alternate member of the central committee of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement,^[6] and in 2018, she was elected as a senator.^[7] She was re-elected as a senator in March 2023.^[8]

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↑ "Les Membres Suppléants du comité Central" [Alternate Members of the Central Committee]. Site Web Officiel du RDPC (Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais) | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (in French). 11 September 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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