Augustin Iyamuremye Explained

Augustin Iyamuremye
Office1:4th President of the Rwandan Senate
Term Start1:17 October 2019
Term End1:8 December 2022
Predecessor1:Bernard Makuza
Successor1:François-Xavier Kalinda
Birth Date:15 March 1946
Party:PSD
Occupation:Veterinarian

Augustin Iyamuremye (born 15 March 1946[1]) is a Rwandan politician and academic. He is married, and his wife is a daughter of former president Theodore Sindikubwabo. He has been serving as the President of the Senate from 17 October 2019 until his resignationon December 8 2022. Iyamuremye is a member of the Social Democratic Party. Iyamuremye was Senior Intelligence Officer during the Habyarimana’s regime, Minister of Foreign Affairs under former President Pasteur Bizimungu from 1999 until the government's resignation in March 2000 and served as the Minister of Information under Paul Kagame. Iyamuremye is from the Southern Province. He is also a member of the Pan-African Parliament and Professor at the National University of Rwanda. He is a Veterinary doctor by profession.

He was the President of Rwandan Senate until his resignation on December 8 2022.[2] He is a supporter of the Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070310135608/http://www.rwandaparliament.gov.rw/SE/uk/compo/iyamuremye.htm Official government biography
  2. http://www.africa-union.org/organs/pan%20african%20parliament/List%20of%20Members%20pap.pdf List of Members of the Pan African Parliament (March 15, 2004)
  3. News: Supporters. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 2017-09-26. en-US.