H.E. Celestine K. Courtes

H.E. Celestine K. Courtes

H.E. Celestine K. Courtes is Minister of Housing & Urban Development of Cameroon, Excellency Courtes has been involved for over two decades in the economic, social and political sectors. She was elected Mayor of the Bangangté Commune in 2007. Her personal involvement with civil society organizations and her consideration of the environment in her social projects earned her the 1st Prize of the 1st National Competition FEICOM of the Best Local Practices of Local Development in February 2012, for its project: Hygiene and Sanitation in the City. On June 26, 2014, the same project elected her for a second UN Award for Excellence in Public Service. She was re-elected in 2013 with 83 percent of the vote for a new term. Excellency also served as President of the Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa (Réseau des Femmes Elues Locales d’Afrique, REFELA).