Prime Minister of Rwanda
This article lists the prime ministers of Rwanda since the formation of the post in 1961 to the present day.
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 |
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
№ | 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–) |
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 |
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References
- ↑ 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