Judith Suminwa
Judith Suminwa | |
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Suminwa receiving a rice donation from Japan in 2023 | |
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Assuming office | |
President | Félix Tshisekedi |
Succeeding | Sama Lukonde |
Personal details | |
Born | (1967-10-19) 19 October 1967 (age 56) Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Political party | Union for Democracy and Social Progress |
Spouse | Tuluka |
Education | Free University of Brussels |
Judith Suminwa Tuluka is a Congolese politician who was nominated for Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by President Félix Tshisekedi on 1 April 2024, the first woman in the post.[1][2][3] She remains prime minister–designate until her government is approved by the National Assembly.[4] Previous to her nomination as Prime Minister, she was appointed Minister of Planning in the government of Prime Minister Sama Lukonde on 24 March 2023.[5] Suminwa's cabinet was formally unveiled on 29 May 2024.[6]
Suminwa obtained a master's degree in applied economics at the Université libre de Bruxelles and a diploma of additional studies in Work in developing countries.[7]
She worked in the banking sector before joining United Nations agencies including the United Nations Development Programme where she was a national expert in a community support project in the east of the country. She then worked in the Ministry of the Budget before becoming the deputy coordinator of the Presidential Strategic Watch Council (CPVS).[8]
References
- ^ "Judith Suminwa Tuluka devient la première femme Première ministre de la RDC". lebaobab.net (in French). 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "RDC : Judith Suminwa Tuluka nommée Première ministre". RTBF (in French). Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Congo Appoints Judith Tuluka Suminwa as New Prime Minister". Bloomberg.com. 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "EcoNews: « Après les "Warriors" de Sama : Bientôt le Gouvernement de "compétence professionnelle" ! »". Radio Okapi (in French). 3 April 2024. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "RDC-Sama Lukonde II : ce qu'il faut savoir de Judith Tuluka Suminwa, la nouvelle ministre d'Etat en charge du Plan". Actualite.cd (in French). 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government". Al Jazeera. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Hon. Judith Suminwa Tuluka". EITI. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Judith Suminwa Tuluka profile: Former planning minister make history as DR Congo first female prime minister". BBC News Pidgin. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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(1997–present)
- Antoine Gizenga
- Adolphe Muzito
- Louis Alphonse Koyagialo*
- Matata Ponyo Mapon
- Samy Badibanga
- Bruno Tshibala
- Sylvestre Ilunga
- Sama Lukonde
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- ‡ Prime minister of the Free Republic of the Congo, in rebellion at Stanleyville, during the Congo Crisis.
- * Acting Prime Minister.
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