Claim: Grégoire Owona, who was first elected as a municipal councilor in Douala in 1987, was a Cameroonian born in 1950 who held a government position.
Evidence: Originally from Ngomezap in Centre Province, Owona was first elected as a municipal councillor in Douala in 1987. 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.