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Judith Suminwa
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Suminwa in 2023
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
تولى المنصب
12 June 2024
الرئيسFélix Tshisekedi
سبقهSama Lukonde
Minister of State
Minister of Planning
في المنصب
24 March 2023 – April 2024
رئيس الوزراءSama Lukonde
سبقهChristian Mwando Nsimba (fr)
خلـَفهEustache Muhanzi (interim)
تفاصيل شخصية
وُلِد19 أكتوبر 1967 (العمر 57 سنة)
Kimpese, Congo-Léopoldville (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)
الحزبUnion for Democracy and Social Progress
الزوجRoger Tuluka
التعليمFree University of Brussels

Judith Suminwa Tuluka (born 19 October 1967) is a Congolese politician who is serving as prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 12 June 2024. She was nominated for the position by President Félix Tshisekedi on 1 April 2024, the first woman in the post,[1][2][3] and took office following the investiture of her government by the National Assembly.[4]

Early life and education

Suminwa hails from Kimpese in Kongo Central. Her father was formerly the Zairean ambassador to Chad.[5]

Suminwa obtained a master's degree in applied economics at the Université libre de Bruxelles and a diploma of additional studies in Work in developing countries.[6]

Career

She worked in the banking sector before joining United Nations agencies including the United Nations Development Programme where she was a national expert in a community support project in the east of the country. She then worked in the Ministry of the Budget before becoming the deputy coordinator of the Presidential Strategic Watch Council (CPVS).[7]

She was appointed Minister of Planning in the government of Prime Minister Sama Lukonde on 24 March 2023.[8] Suminwa's cabinet was formally unveiled on 29 May 2024.[9]

Personal life

Suminwa is married to Roger Tuluka, who is a former classmate of President Tshisekedi. The couple began their relationship while they were in Belgium during the 1990s.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Judith Suminwa Tuluka devient la première femme Première ministre de la RDC". lebaobab.net (in الفرنسية). 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "RDC : Judith Suminwa Tuluka nommée Première ministre". RTBF (in الفرنسية). Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Congo Appoints Judith Tuluka Suminwa as New Prime Minister". Bloomberg.com (in الإنجليزية). 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ^ Muamba, Clément (12 June 2024). "RDC-Primature: Sama Lukonde passe officiellement le flambeau à Judith Suminwa". Actualite.cd (in الفرنسية). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ أ ب Duhem, Vincent (8 April 2024). "DRC: 10 things to know about new PM Judith Suminwa Tuluka". The Africa Report (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Hon. Judith Suminwa Tuluka". EITI (in الإنجليزية). 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  7. ^ "Judith Suminwa Tuluka profile: Former planning minister make history as DR Congo first female prime minister". BBC News Pidgin. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  8. ^ "RDC-Sama Lukonde II : ce qu'il faut savoir de Judith Tuluka Suminwa, la nouvelle ministre d'Etat en charge du Plan". Actualite.cd (in الفرنسية). 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  9. ^ "DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government". Al Jazeera (in الإنجليزية). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
مناصب سياسية
سبقه
Sama Lukonde
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2024–present
الحالي

قالب:Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo