Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gouvernement de la république démocratique du Congo
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Overview
Established18 February 2006 (Third Republic)
StateFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Leader Prime Minister
Appointed by President of the Republic
Main organCouncil of Ministers
Responsible to National Assembly
HeadquartersSecrétariat Général à la Primature, Kinshasa

The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the Cabinet, is the junior institution in the executive branch of the central authority governing the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the senior institution being the President of the Republic. The President is the head of state whereas the Prime Minister is the head of government.

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Description

Under Article 90 of the Constitution of the Third Republic, [1] the government is composed of the Prime Minister, of ministers, of deputy ministers; and as the case may be, of deputy prime ministers, of ministers of state, and of minister delegates. The number of these ministers vary from one government to the next.

The government is headed by the Prime Minister, appointed by the President, from the political party, the group or the coalition that holds the majority of seats in the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament..

The government is the effective executive arm of the state, in charge of all the country's main administration, in all the domains reserved to the central government by the constitution, and in all the domains in which the central government has concurrent jurisdiction with the provinces.

The government is accountable to the Parliament. Any individual member of the government, as well the entire government, can be censored by its lower-chamber, the National Assembly, through the vote of a motion of censure, or a motion of no-confidence. When the Prime minister is censured, the entire government is asked to step down. [2]

Current government

The current government is the Suminwa government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Judith Suminwa. Suminwa assumed office on 12 June 2024, [3] and her cabinet was announced on 29 May 2024. [4]

Governments since 2003

GovernmentStart DateEnd Date
Transitional Government 1 July 200331 December 2006
First Gizenga government 30 December 200625 November 2007
Second Gizenga government 25 November 200710 October 2008
First Muzito government 26 October 200819 February 2010
Second Muzito government 19 February 201011 September 2011
Third Muzito government 11 September 20116 March 2012
Matata government 6 March 20127 December 2014
Second Matata government 7 December 201414 November 2016
Badibanga government 19 December 20169 May 2017
Tshibala government 9 May 20176 September 2019
Ilunga government 6 September 201926 April 2021
Lukonde government 26 April 202112 June 2024
Suminwa government 12 June 2024Present

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Constitution de la Republique Democratique du Congo" [The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo](PDF). LEGANET.CD (in French). 20 January 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2024 or the unofficial English translation "Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 2005 (rev. 2011)". Constitute. Translated by Ruchti, Jefri J. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Article 147 of the Constitution
  3. ↑ Muamba, Clément (12 June 2024). "RDC-Primature: Sama Lukonde passe officiellement le flambeau à Judith Suminwa". Actualite.cd (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government". Al Jazeera. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

Official sites

Other sites

Gizenga Government

(Much of this page is translated from the French Wikipedia version of this article)

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