Julienne Keutcha

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.

Julienne Keutcha
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1960–1972
ConstituencyMenoua
Personal details
Born21 October 1924
Ngwatta, Kamerun
Died2000

Biography

Keutcha was born in 1924 in the village of Ngwatta near Santchou.[1] She graduated from a beauty institute in Paris,[2] 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.[3]

She died in 2000.[2]

References
  1. Les 50 femmes des 50 dernières annés (25) KEUTCHA Julienne Ici Cameroon
  2. The Founding Mothers Focus International
  3. Mark Dike DeLancey, Mark W. Delancey & Rebecca Neh Mbuh (2019) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon p291
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