| Judith Suminwa | |
| Office: | Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| President: | Félix Tshisekedi |
| Term Start: | 12 June 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Sama Lukonde |
| Office1: | Minister of State Minister of Planning |
| Primeminister1: | Sama Lukonde |
| Term Start1: | 24 March 2023 |
| Term End1: | April 2024 |
| Successor1: | Eustache Muhanzi (interim) |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Party: | Union for Democracy and Social Progress |
| Spouse: | Roger Tuluka |
| Education: | Free University of Brussels |
Judith Suminwa Tuluka (born 19 October 1967) is a Congolese politician who is serving as prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 12 June 2024. She was nominated for the position by President Félix Tshisekedi on 1 April 2024, the first woman in the post,[1] [2] [3] and took office following the investiture of her government by the National Assembly.[4]
Suminwa hails from Kimpese in Kongo Central. Her father was formerly the Zairean ambassador to Chad.[5]
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.[6]
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).[7]
She was appointed Minister of Planning in the government of Prime Minister Sama Lukonde on 24 March 2023.[8] Suminwa's cabinet was formally unveiled on 29 May 2024.[9]
Suminwa is married to Roger Tuluka, who is a former classmate of President Tshisekedi. The couple began their relationship while they were in Belgium during the 1990s.[5]