Sylvestre Ilunga
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba (born 1947) is a Congolese politician. He was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2019. He has had a long political career going back to the 1970s.
Sylvestre Ilunga | |
|---|---|
| 26th Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 7 September 2019 – 28 January 2021 | |
| President | Félix Tshisekedi |
| Preceded by | Bruno Tshibala |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Katanga Province, Belgian Congo (now Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
| Alma mater | Lovanium University |
Ilunga has also been the secretary general of Congo's national railway company.[1][2][3] He is an ally of former President Joseph Kabila.[4]
He resigned in February 2021.
References
- ↑ New DRC Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga is a political and professor. Radio France International, 21 May 2019
- ↑ DR Congo PM appointed under 'political agreement' with Kabila Archived 2019-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Yahoo News, 20 May 2019
- ↑ DR Congo's Tshisekedi names new prime minister. France24, 20 May 2019
- ↑ Sylvestre Ilunga appointed as prime minister of DR Congo Archived 2021-08-14 at the Wayback Machine. Xinhua, 20 May 2019