Pierre Pay-Pay wa Syakasighe | |
Office: | National President of the Union of Christian Democratic Federalists (U.DE.C.F) |
Office2: | Minister of Economy, Industry and Foreign Trade |
Term Start2: | January 18, 1980 |
Term End2: | November 5, 1982 |
Office3: | Minister of Portfolio |
Term Start3: | November 5, 1982 |
Term End3: | 1983 |
Office4: | Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade |
Term Start4: | 1983 |
Term End4: | 1984 |
Term Start5: | April 12, 1985 |
Term End5: | March 30, 1991 |
Successor5: | Jean-Gualbert Nyembo Shabani |
Term Start6: | July 6, 1994 |
Term End6: | February 1996 |
Constituency7: | Butembo (North Kivu) |
Term Start7: | July 30, 2006 |
Term End7: | November 28, 2011 |
Birth Date: | 10 July 1946 |
Birth Place: | Bukavu (République démocratique du Congo) |
Alma Mater: | Lovanium University |
Pierre Pay-Pay wa Syakasighe (born 10 July 1946, in Bukavu), is an economist and politician of the Democratic Republic of Congo. During his career, he held several positions relating to the Economy and Finance. He has served as Minister of Economy, Industry and Foreign Trade, Minister of Portfolio, Minister of Finance,[1] CEO of Commercial Gécamines, and Governor of the Central Bank of Congo at the time of Zaire.[2] Pierre Pay-Pay was a candidate in the 2006 Presidential Election for the Congolese Democratic Convention (CODECO), an electoral platform that brought together several political parties. He served in the National Assembly as a member following the 2006 Legislative Elections. He is currently National President of the Union of Christian Democratic Federalists (U.DE.C.F).
Pay-Pay is also a member of the political bureau for "Ensemble pour le changement", the opposition political coalition formed by former governor of Katanga Moïse Katumbi to support his presidential bid in the upcoming 2018 presidential election.[3]