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Hon. Hermine Patricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya is a Cameroonian lawyer, politician and mayor of Foumban. She grew up between Yaoundé and Foumban, and studied law at the University of Yaoundé. She joined politics in 1991 and became a founding member of the UDC party.
She served as a member of parliament for the UDC from 2007 to 2020. She has been mayor of Foumban since 2020. She also took over the UDC from her late husband, Adamou Ndam Njoya, a former Minister of Education and long-time mayor of Foumban. In 2025, she ran for president as the only woman candidate.
She is also an author and a coffee entrepreneur. She pushes for reform of traditional chiefdoms, especially among the Bamoun.
She is also the President of the Syndicat des Communes du Noun.
