| Country: | Cameroon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1992 Cameroonian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Cameroonian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | 12 October 1997 |
| Registered: | 4,220,136 |
| Turnout: | 83.10% |
| Nominee1: | Paul Biya |
| Image1: | Paul Biya 2014.png |
| Party1: | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,167,820 |
| Percentage1: | 92.57% |
| Nominee2: | Henri Hogbe Nlend |
| Party2: | Union of the Peoples of Cameroon |
| Popular Vote2: | 85,693 |
| Percentage2: | 2.50% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Paul Biya |
| Before Party: | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement |
| After Election: | Paul Biya |
| After Party: | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement |
Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 12 October 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties, the Social Democratic Front, the National Union for Democracy and Progress, and the Cameroon Democratic Union, as well as the smaller African Peoples Union. As a result, incumbent President Paul Biya was re-elected with 92.57% of the vote.[1] Voter turnout was 83.1%.[2]