Suminwa government explained
The Suminwa government also known as the Suminwa cabinet was formed following the appointment by President Félix Tshisekedi of Judith Suminwa as the first female Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 1 April 2024.[1]
The government was named on 29 May and was invested by the National Assembly on 12 June more than five months after the 2023 general election. Of the 405 deputies voting, 397 voted for the investiture and 8 abstained. By 14 June most, if not all, of the ministers had taken office and the government met for the first time as the Council of Ministers presided over by the President. This is the fourth government of Tshisekedi's presidency and the first of his second term.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Government
The 53 member government is composed of 6 deputy prime ministers, 10 ministers of state, 24 ministers, 3 delegate ministers, and 10 deputy ministers. Among the members, 29 are new, 15 have kept their portfolios, and 9 have new ones. There are 16 women and 37 men. All deputy prime ministers are men.[6] [7] [8]
Nearly half the members, 26 to be precise, were freshly elected members of parliament, either as deputies or senators, when they joined the government. In their case, article 110 of the Constitution took effect, and their parliamentary mandates are suspended while in government to be taken up by their substitutes.
Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Ministers
Ministers of State
- Minister for Agriculture: Grégoire Mutshayi
- Minister for Foreign Affairs: Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner
- Minister for National Education and New Citizenship:
- Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development: Eve Bazaïba
- Minister for Infrastructure and Public Works: Alexis Gisaro
- Minister for Justice:
- Minister for Budget: Aimé Boji Sangara
- Minister for Land Affairs: Acacia Bandubola Mbongo
- Minister for Rural Development:
- Minister for Regional Planning: Guy Loando Mboyo
Ministers
- Minister of Finance: Doudou Fwamba Likonde
- Minister of Industry and SMEs: Louis Kabamba Watum
- Minister of Water Resources: Teddy Lwamba Moba
- Minister of Mines:
- Minister of Hydrocarbons: Aimé Sakombi Molendo
- Minister of Employment and Labor: Ephraim Akuakua
- Minister of Urban Planning and Housing:
- Minister of Human Rights: Chantal Mwadiamvita
- Minister of Public Health :
- Minister of Higher Education: Safi Songo Ayane
- Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation:
- Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and New Information and Communication and Digital Technologies: Augustin Kibassa
- Minister of Portfolio: Jean-Lucien Bussa
- Minister of Social Action and Solidarity:
- Minister of Foreign Trade: Julien Paluku
- Minister of Regional Integration:
- Minister of Communication: Patrick Muyaya Katembwe
- Minister of Vocational Training:
- Minister of Gender, Family and Children:
- Minister of Fisheries and Livestock: Jean-Pierre Tshimanga Bwana
- Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage:
- Minister of Tourism:
- Minister of Sports and Leisure: Didier Budimbu
- Minister of Youth and Patriotic Awakening: Noella Ayeganagato Nakwipon
Minister-Delegates
- Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Cooperation: Bestine Kazadi
- Minister Delegate to the Minister of Urban Planning and Housing, in charge of Urban Policy: Didier Tenge Te Litho
- Minister Delegate to the Minister of Social Affairs, in charge of people living with disabilities: Irène Esambo Diata
Deputy Ministers
- Deputy Minister of the Interior:
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs: Grace Yamba
- Deputy Minister of Justice: Samuel Mbemba
- Deputy Minister of Budget:
- Deputy Minister of Finance:
- Deputy Minister of Defense:
- Deputy Minister of Introduction to New Citizenship: Jean-Pierre Kezamudro
- Deputy Minister of Mines:
- Deputy Minister of Hydrocarbons:
- Deputy Minister of Customary Affairs: Jean-Baptiste Ndeze
Former members
- Minister Delegate to the Minister of State for the Environment and Sustainable Development, in charge of the Climate Economy: Stéphanie Mbombo (12 June-18 June 2024)[9]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Ilunga . Patrick . ((Reuters)) . Reuters . Congo President Tshisekedi appoints Judith Suminwa as prime minister . 10 July 2024 . . 2 April 2024 . fr.
- News: DR Congo names new government after months of delay . 10 July 2024 . . 28 May 2024.
- News: RDC : le Gouvernement Suminwa investi . 12 June 2024 . . 12 June 2024 . fr.
- News: Muamba . Clément . RDC : début ce jeudi des activités de remise et reprise entre les membres du gouvernement Sama Lukonde et Judith Suminwa . 11 July 2024 . Actualite.cd . 13 June 2024 . fr.
- News: Nsapu . Lovic-Benjamin . Premier Conseil des ministres : le gouvernement Suminwa entame son mandat . 11 July 2024 . Ecomine.cd . 14 June 2024 . fr.
- Web site: Ndebele . Lenin . DRC's Tshisekedi reshuffles defence, drops finance minister and adds more women in new cabinet . 2024-06-01 . News24 . en-US.
- Web site: En RDC, le nouveau gouvernement enfin dévoilé : les entrants et les sortants - Jeune Afrique.com . 2024-06-01 . JeuneAfrique.com . fr-FR.
- News: Mwamba . Clément . RDC : suspension du mandat parlementaire pour les membres du gouvernement Suminwa . 7 July 2024 . Actualite.cd . 14 June 2024 . fr.
- News: Gouvernement Suminwa: Démission de Stéphanie Mbombo Muamba dans des circonstances ambiguës . 22 June 2024 . Actualite.cd . 19 June 2024 . fr.
