| Geneviève Tjoues | |
| Caption: | Tjoues (left) with First Lady Chantal Biya |
| Country: | Cameroon |
Geneviève Hanlong Tjoues (born 31 January 1944) is a Cameroonian politician who is currently a Vice President of the Senate.
Geneviève Hanlong was born in Niel in the Littoral region of Cameroon on 31 January 1944. She was orphaned at a young age and grew up under the authority of Catholic nuns in Edéa.[1] She has a certificate of higher education in social economics and in textile and clothing. She studied in France.[1]
Tjoues was a high school teacher from 1979 until 1997, running the Notre Dame d'Edéa school.[1]
In 1978, Tjoues founded the Rainbow Foundation which provides vocational training for young single mothers,[1] and she is considered the "godmother of single mothers" in Edea.[2] In 1995, she founding the company Alpha Lumière Sarl.
Tjoues is a member of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement and president of the women's organisation. She was vice president of the party congress in 2011 and a deputy and vice president of the party in the National Assembly from 1997 until 2010.[1] [3]
In 2013, she was one of five women elected in the country's first Senate elections[4] and was appointed a Vice-President of the Senate by President Paul Biya.[2]
Tjoues, a Christian,[3] is married and has three children.