Prime Minister Of Rwanda
The Prime Minister of Rwanda is the head of government of the Republic of Rwanda.
The prime minister is appointed by the president, along with other ministers in the Cabinet. A total of 11 people have served in the office. The incumbent prime minister is Édouard Ngirente, who took office on 30 August 2017.
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda | |
|---|---|
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| Style | Mr. Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) The Right Honourable (honorific prefix) |
| Type | Head of government |
| Seat | Kigali |
| Appointer | President of Rwanda |
| Formation | 28 January 1961 |
| First holder | Grégoire Kayibanda |
| Website | https://www.primature.gov.rw/ |
Prime Minister's Office
The Prime Minister’s Office is entrusted with assisting the Prime Minister in the implementation of national policies.
List of officeholders
This lists the prime ministers of Rwanda since the formation of the post in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day.
- Political parties
- Other factions
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi) | |||||||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976) | 28 January 1961 | 1 July 1962 | 1 year, 154 days | Hutu | Parmehutu | Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1961) | |
| Himself (1961–1973) | |||||||||
| Republic of Rwanda (independent country) | |||||||||
| Post abolished (1 July 1962 – 12 October 1991) | |||||||||
| 2 |  | Sylvestre Nsanzimana (1936–1999) | 12 October 1991 | 2 April 1992 | 173 days | Hutu | MRND | Juvénal Habyarimana.jpg) (1973–1994) | |
| 3 | | Dismas Nsengiyaremye (born 1945) | 2 April 1992 | 18 July 1993 | 1 year, 107 days | Hutu | MDR | ||
| 4 | | Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953–1994) | 18 July 1993 | 7 April 1994 (assassinated.) | 263 days | Hutu | MDR | ||
| 5 | | Jean Kambanda (born 1955) | 9 April 1994 | 19 July 1994 (ousted.) | 101 days | Hutu | MDR | Théodore Sindikubwabo (1994) | |
| 6 |  | Faustin Twagiramungu (1945–2023) | 19 July 1994 | 31 August 1995 | 1 year, 43 days | Hutu | MDR | Pasteur Bizimungu.jpg) (1994–2000) | |
| 7 | .jpg) | Pierre-Célestin Rwigema (born 1953) | 31 August 1995 | 8 March 2000 | 4 years, 190 days | Hutu | MDR | ||
| 8 |  | Bernard Makuza (born 1961) | 8 March 2000 | 7 October 2011 | 11 years, 213 days | Hutu | MDR / Independent | ||
Paul Kagame (2000–present) | |||||||||
| 9 |  | Pierre Habumuremyi (born 1961) | 7 October 2011 | 24 July 2014 | 2 years, 290 days | Hutu | RPF | ||
| 10 | .jpg) | Anastase Murekezi (born 1952) | 24 July 2014 | 30 August 2017 | 3 years, 37 days | Hutu | PSD | ||
| 11 |  | Édouard Ngirente (born 1973) | 30 August 2017 | Incumbent | 6 years, 242 days | PSD | |||
Timeline
See also
Notes
References
External links
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