Alexandre Luba Ntambo Explained

Alexandre Luba Ntambo is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He serves as the Deputy Prime Minister under President Joseph Kabila.^{[1] [2]} He also serves as the Minister of Defence and Veterans' Affairs.^[2] He took the post on 28 April 2012.

Biography

He was born on 14 December 1947 at Manono (Katanga).^[3] He was trained as a chemist.^[4] He gained a pharmacists' diploma from Kinshasa University in 1975, and he has worked for Gecamines since 1981.^[3]

He was appointed as Minister of National Security on April 28, 2012.^[4]

He has expressed confidence in the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region.^[5] In 2012, he praised the Southern African Development Community for adding more troops to the eastern region of the DRC.^[6]

He is married and a father of five children.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-c/congo-democratic-republic-of-the.html CIA World Leaders, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2. Web site: Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Washington, D.C. . 2012-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121229124111/http://www.ambardcusa.org/government.html . 2012-12-29 . dead .
3. Web site: Défense nationale : Le ministre Luba présenté aux éléments des FARDC. 25 June 2012.
4. http://www.lecongolais.cd/un-bouc-emissaire-nomme-luba-ntambo/ Un bouc émissaire nommé Luba Ntambo
5. https://icglr.org/spip.php?article244 Launching of the activities of the Military Assessment Team in Goma, DRC
6. Agence Ecofin, Selon le FMI, la RD Congo « est en train de décoller », Economie Matin, October 28, 2012