Minister of Defence (Democratic Republic of the Congo) explained

Agency Name:	Democratic Republic of the Congo Minister of Defence
Type:	Department
Headquarters:	Kinshasa
Minister1 Name:	Jean-Pierre Bemba

The Minister of Defence and Veterans (French: Ministre de la Défense et des Anciens combattants) is a minister of the DR Congo government responsible for implementation of government defence policy and supervises the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The President, Félix Tshisekedi is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Defence ministers, formally Ministers of Defence, and Veterans (Ancien Combattants), since the post-2002 transition began have been:

• Jean-Pierre Ondekane (of the Rally for Congolese Democracy-Goma (RCD-G)), July 2003-January 2005^[1]
• Adolphe Onusumba Yemba (of RCD-G), January 2005-February 2007^[2]
• Chikez Diemu, February 2007-October 2008
• Charles Mwando Simba, October 2008-April 2012
• Alexandre Luba Ntambo, April 2012-December 2014^[3]
• Aime Ngoy Mukena, December 2014-September 2015^[4]
• , September 2015-^[5]

Laurent-Desire Kabila was serving as his own minister of defence in October 1997,^[6] and Joseph Kabila was doing the same while President in August 2002.^[7]

Previous defence ministers before 2003 included:

• Jerome Anany (1960s)
• Admiral Mavua Mudima (c.1994-97)
• General Likulia Bolongo (c. 1997)

References

• Omasombo 2009

Notes and References

1. [Africa Confidential]
2. U.S. State Department, 05KINSHASA23, 5 January 2005.
3. [Central Intelligence Agency]
4. News: Congo President Changes Cabinet as Attacks in East Continue. 2014-12-08. Bloomberg.com. 2017-09-17.
5. News: Congo President Changes Cabinet as Attacks in East Continue. 2014-12-08. Bloomberg.com. 2017-09-17.
6. IRIN, http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Newsletters/irinw101397.html
7. Africa South of the Sahara 2003.