Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Ministre des Affaires étrangères de la République démocratique du Congo) (known as the Republic of the Congo in 1960–71 and the Republic of Zaire in 1971–97) is a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
The following is a list of foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since its founding in 1960:[1]
| Name | Portrait | Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of the Congo (1960–1971) | ||||
| 1 | Justin Marie Bomboko | 1960–1963 | ||
| 2 | Auguste Mabika-Kalanda | 1963 | ||
| 3 | Cyrille Adoula | 1963–1964 | ||
| 4 | Moïse Tshombe | 1964–1965 | ||
| Thomas Kanza | 1964–1965 | |||
| 5 | Cléophas Kamitatu | 1965 | ||
| Justin Marie Bomboko | 1965–1969 | |||
| Cyrille Adoula | 1969–1970 | |||
| 6 | Mario-Philippe Losembe | 1970–1971 | ||
| Republic of Zaire (1971–1997) | ||||
| Losembe Batwanyele | 1971–1972 | |||
| 7 | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond | 1972–1974 | ||
| 8 | Umba di Lutete | 1974–1975 | ||
| 9 | Mandungu Bula Nyati | 1975–1976 | ||
| Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond | 1976–1977 | |||
| Umba di Lutete | 1977–1979 | |||
| Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond | 1979–1980 | |||
| 10 | Inonga Lokongo L'Ome | 1980–1981 | ||
| Bomboko Lokumba | 1981 | |||
| 11 | Yoka Mangono | 1981–1982 | ||
| 12 | Gérard Kamanda wa Kamanda | 1982–1983 | ||
| Umba di Lutete | 1983–1985 | |||
| 13 | Edouard Mokolo wa Mpombo | 1985–1986 | ||
| Mandungu Bula Nyati | 1986 | |||
| 14 | Léon Kengo wa Dondo | 1986–1987 | ||
| 15 | Ekila Liyonda | 1987–1988 | ||
| Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond | 1988–1990 | |||
| 16 | Mushobekwa Kalimba wa Katana | 1990–1991 | ||
| Inonga Lokongo L'Ome | 1991 | |||
| 17 | Ipoto Eyebu Bakand'Asi | 1991 | ||
| 18 | Buketi Bukayi | 1991 | ||
| 19 | Bagbeni Adeito Nzengeya | 1991–1992 | ||
| 20 | Pierre Lumbi | 1992–1993 | ||
| 21 | Mpinga Kasenda | 1993–1994 | ||
| 22 | Lunda Bululu | 1994–1995 | ||
| Gérard Kamanda wa Kamanda | 1995–1996 | |||
| 23 | Jean-Marie Kititwa | 1996 | ||
| Gérard Kamanda wa Kamanda | 1996–1997 | |||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present) | ||||
| 24 | Bizima Karaha | 1997–1998 | ||
| 25 | Jean-Charles Okoto | 1998–1999 | ||
| 26 | Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi | 1999–2000 | ||
| 27 | Léonard She Okitundu | 2000–2003 | ||
| 28 | Antoine Ghonda | 2003–2004 | ||
| 29 | Raymond Ramazani Baya | 2004–2007 | ||
| 30 | Antipas Mbusa | 2007–2008 | ||
| 31 | Alexis Thambwe Mwamba | 2008–2012 | ||
| 32 | Raymond Tshibanda | 2012–2016 | ||
| Léonard She Okitundu | 2016–2019 | |||
| — | Alexis Thambwe Mwamba | 2019 | ||
| — | Franck Mwe di Malila | 2019 | ||
| 33 | Marie Tumba Nzeza | 2019–2021 | ||
| 34 | Christophe Lutundula | 2021–2024 | ||
| 35 | Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner | 2024–present | ||