Claim: Grégoire Owona, who was first elected as a municipal councilor in Douala in 1987, was a Cameroonian born in 1950 who worked under the Minister of Labor and Social Security.
Evidence: Grégoire Owona (born 1950) is a Cameroonian politician who has served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of Labor and Social Security since December 2011. Originally from Ngomezap in Centre Province, Owona was first elected as a municipal councillor in Douala in 1987. Following Biya's victory in the October 2011 presidential election, he moved Owona to the post of Minister of Labor and Social Security on 9 December 2011.