Prime Minister of Rwanda - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda | |
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Style | Mr. Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Type | Head of government |
Seat | Kigali |
Appointer | President of Rwanda |
Formation | 28 January 1961 |
First holder | Grégoire Kayibanda |
This article lists the prime ministers of Rwanda since the formation of the post in 1961 to the present day.
A total of 11 people have served in the office. The incumbent prime minister is Édouard Ngirente, who took office on 30 August 2017.[1]
List
[change | change source]№ | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Tenure | Ethnic affiliation | Political affiliation | President(s) | ||
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Took office | Left office | |||||||
Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi) | ||||||||
1 | Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976) | 28 January 1961 | 1 July 1962 | Hutu | Parmehutu | Mbonyumutwa Himself | ||
Republic of Rwanda (independent country) | ||||||||
Post abolished (1 July 1962 – 12 October 1991) | ||||||||
2 | Sylvestre Nsanzimana (1936–) | 12 October 1991 | 2 April 1992 | Hutu | MRND | Habyarimana | ||
3 | Dismas Nsengiyaremye (1945–) | 2 April 1992 | 18 July 1993 | Hutu | MDR | Habyarimana | ||
4 | Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953–1994) | 18 July 1993 | 7 April 1994 (assassinated.) | Hutu | MDR | Habyarimana | ||
5 | Jean Kambanda (1955–) | 9 April 1994 | 19 July 1994 (ousted.)[2] | Hutu | MDR | Sindikubwabo | ||
6 | Faustin Twagiramungu (1945–2023) | 19 July 1994 | 31 August 1995 | Hutu | MDR | Bizimungu | ||
7 | Pierre-Célestin Rwigema (1953–) | 31 August 1995 | 8 March 2000 | Hutu | MDR | Bizimungu | ||
8 | Bernard Makuza (1961–) | 8 March 2000 | 7 August 2011 | Hutu | MDR / Independent | Bizimungu Kagame | ||
9 | Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi (1961–) | 7 October 2011 | 24 July 2014 | Hutu | RPF | Kagame | ||
10 | Anastase Murekezi (1952–) | 24 July 2014 | 30 August 2017 | Hutu | PSD | Kagame | ||
11 | Édouard Ngirente (1973–) | 30 August 2017 | Incumbent | Hutu | PSD | Kagame |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Rwanda, Government of (2017-08-30). "In reference to the Rwandan Constitution as amended to date, President #Kagame has appointed Edouard Ngirente as the new Prime Minister.pic.twitter.com/7cICRR7b9a". @RwandaGov. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ↑ Fled to Zaire at the end of the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide