Julienne Keutcha Explained

Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Term1:1960–1972
Constituency1:Menoua
Birth Date:21 October 1924
Birth Place:Ngwatta, Kamerun
Death Date:2000

Julienne Keutcha (21 October 1924 – 2000) was a Cameroonian politician. In 1960 she was the first woman elected to the National Assembly of French Cameroon.

Biography

Keutcha was born in 1924 in the village of Ngwatta near Santchou.[1] She graduated from a beauty institute in Paris, and became a childcare worker. She married Jean Keutcha, who later became a minister and ambassador.[1]

She was a candidate in the 1960 parliamentary elections and became the first woman elected to the National Assembly. She remained in office until 1972. During her time in parliament she was secretary of the Bureau and sat on the Foreign Affairs Committee.[1] She also became a member of the bureau of the Cameroon National Union and was the only woman member of the committee at the time.[2]

She died in 2000.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://icicameroun.com/2019/03/dossier/les-50-femmes-des-50-dernieres-annees-25-keutcha-julienne/ Les 50 femmes des 50 dernières annés (25) KEUTCHA Julienne
  2. Mark Dike DeLancey, Mark W. Delancey & Rebecca Neh Mbuh (2019) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon p291
  3. https://focusintl.com/thefoundingmothers.pdf The Founding Mothers