Rose Mutombo Explained

Rose Mutombo Kiese
Birth Date:	19 March 1960
Birth Place:	Kananga
Office:	Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals
Term Start:	12 April 2021
Occupation:	politician

Rose Mutombo Kiese (born 1960) is a DR Congo lawyer and politician. She is national president of the Permanent Consultative Framework for Congolese Women (CAFCO). In 2021 she was appointed Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals in the Lukonde government.^[1] She is also the wife of former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo.

Life

Rose Mutombo Kiese was born in Kananga on 19 March 1960.^[2] She trained as a lawyer and worked as a magistrate at the General Prosucutor's Office at the Council of State. She was National President of the Permanent Consultative Framework for Congolese Women (CAFCO).^[3]

After several months of negotiations on the composition of the Sacred Union of the Nation in early 2021, in April 2021 Rose Mutombo was announced as Minister of Justice within the Lukonde government.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: The International Directory of Government 2021 . 2021 . Europa Publications . 475–476 . 9781000521375 .
2. Web site: Qui est l’actuelle ministre d’État en charge de la Justice et Garde des Sceaux? . FR . RC.Congo News Live . 12 April 2021 . 12 February 2022 .
3. Web site: Biographie . . 12 February 2022.
4. Web site: Romain Gras . Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala . DRC: President Tshisekedi finally forms a government . The Africa Report . 14 April 2021 . 11 February 2022.