Anastase Murekezi Explained

Anastase Murekezi
Office:10th Prime Minister of Rwanda
President:Paul Kagame
Term Start:24 July 2014
Term End:30 August 2017
Predecessor:Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi
Successor:Edouard Ngirente
Birth Date:15 June 1952
Birth Place:Nyaruguru District, Rwanda
Party:Social Democratic Party
Spouse:Marie Byukusenge

Anastase Murekezi (born 15 June 1952) is a Rwandan politician. He studied in Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare (GSOB) and went on to the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium to study agriculture. He was the Minister of Public Service and Labor until 23 July 2014 when he became Prime Minister of Rwanda, serving until 2017.[1] From 2017-2020, he served as Ombudsman of Rwanda.

International associations

Anastase Murekezi is also a member of the Leadership Council of Compact2025, a partnership that develops and disseminates evidence-based advice to politicians and other decision-makers aimed at ending hunger and undernutrition in the coming 10 years.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kagame sacks prime minister, cabinet reshuffle expected . . 23 July 2014 . 23 July 2014 . 14 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214224121/http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/657923-kagame-sacks-prime-minister-cabinet-reshuffle-expected.html . dead .
  2. http://www.compact2025.org/about-compact2025/governance/leadership-council/ Leadership Council members from the website of the Compact 2025 partnership