Name Catherine Mbock Catherine Mbock
Surname Mbock
First Names Catherine Bakang
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Country of Birth Cameroon
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2004   Ministry of Social Affairs Minister of Social Affairs
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Notes Official biography

Civil Status :
Name: BAKANG MBOCK
First Name: Catherine Louise Marinette
Middle Name: NGO NDEBY
Date and Place of Birth: 16 July 1955 at MAKAK
Father’s Name: NDEBY Jean Marie
Mother’s Name: NGO LIKENG Marie Madeleine
Division and Province of Origin: Centre – Nyong et Kellé
Family Status: Married - o5 children
Name of Spouse: BAKANG MBOCK Raymond

Studies
Secondary School
1971 : BEPC, Collège Evangélique LIBAMBA ;
1973 : Probatoire A4 , Collège Evangélique LIBAMBA ;
1974 : Baccalauréat A4, Lycée Général Leclerc Yaounde

Higher School :
1974 – 1976: University of Yaounde ( DEUG in Economics)
1976 – 1978: Université Paris Nord ( Paris 13 subdivision)
1976: BA in Economics, option management;
1977: Masters in Economics, option management;
1978 – 1980 : Université Paris 2 Panthéon (Ph.D)
1980: Diploma in Advanced Studies in Economics

Professional career
08 December 2004: minister of Social Affairs in Cameroon
2001/2004: Minister of Women’s Affairs in Cameroon
1989/2001: FOGAPE (Aid and Loan Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium – Sized Enterprises).
1996/2001: Head of the organisation, method and computer division.
1995/1996: Unit head at the organisation, method and computer division.
1985/1995: Promotion Section
1986/1995: Service head of organisation, method and mutuality.
1985/1986: Assistant treasurer : assistance and analysis service
1983/1985: Security and Loans Department
Assistant treasurer: Studies Service (1983 – 1984)
Commitments follow- up service (1984- 1985)
1983: Ministry of Economy and the Plan Yaounde
senior official at the department of planning.
1980/1981: Société des Transactions Internationales, STI/GIS 11/13 rue Tiphaine 75 Paris : sales officer

Internship
2001- 2004: Participation in encounters by the United Nations System Organisation and other International Organisations.
1996: World Symposium on Small and medium-sized enterprises WASME in Tunis
1996: seminar on bank communication in Douala
1993: training in administrative writing in Yaounde
1990: Inventions International Forum in Geneva
1988 – 1990: training in English organised in Yaounde by the Secretariat General of the Presidency of the Republic
1988: seminar in management for Women Senior officials of MINASCOF – PID in Buea
1986: seminar by CIFPB on “OCAM plan financial analysis” in Yaounde
1983: seminar on “economic growth through the promotion of SME – USAID” in the USA.

Other training:
1998/2000: Computer training: Master of “Excel” and “Word”, and Internet.

Languages:
- French A: read, written, spoken;
- English B: read, written, spoken;
- German C: elementary knowledge.

Sports and leisure:
a- swimming, table tennis
b- reading.
Record last updated on 24 JUN 2008