Prime Minister of Rwanda

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Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda
Minisitiri w’Intebe wa Repubulika y'u Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)
Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Rwanda (Swahili)
Premier ministre de la République du Rwanda (French)
Coat of arms of Rwanda.svg
Seal of Rwanda
since 25 July 2025
Style Mr. Prime Minister
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
The Right Honourable (honorific prefix)
Type Head of government
Seat Kigali
Appointer President of Rwanda
Formation28 January 1961;64 years ago (1961-01-28)
First holder Grégoire Kayibanda
Website https://www.primature.gov.rw/

The prime minister of Rwanda is the head of government of the Republic of Rwanda. The prime minister is appointed by the president, along with other ministers in the Cabinet. A total of 12 people have served in the office. The incumbent prime minister is Justin Nsengiyumva, who took office on 25 July 2025. [1]

Contents

Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister’s Office is entrusted with assisting the prime minister in the implementation of national policies.

List of officeholders

This lists the prime ministers of Rwanda since the formation of the post in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day.

Political parties
   Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement (Parmehutu)
   National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND)
   Republican Democratic Movement (MDR)
   Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)
   Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Other factions
   Independent
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of office Ethnic group Political party President(s)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi)
1 Gregoire Kayibanda (cropped).jpg Grégoire Kayibanda
(1924–1976)		28 January 19611 July 19621 year, 154 days Hutu Parmehutu Dominique Mbonyumutwa
(1961)
Himself
(1961–1973)
Republic of Rwanda (independent country)
Post abolished (1 July 1962 – 12 October 1991)
2 No image.png Sylvestre Nsanzimana
(1936–1999)		12 October 19912 April 1992173 daysHutu MRND Juvénal Habyarimana
Juvenal Habyarimana (1980).jpg
(1973–1994)
3 No image.png Dismas Nsengiyaremye
(born 1945)		2 April 199218 July 19931 year, 107 daysHutu MDR
4 No image.png Agathe Uwilingiyimana
(1953–1994)		18 July 19937 April 1994
( assassinated.)
[a] 		263 daysHutu MDR
5 No image.png Jean Kambanda
(born 1955)		9 April 199419 July 1994
(ousted.)
[b] 		101 daysHutu MDR Théodore Sindikubwabo
(1994)
6 Twagiramungu Faustin.jpg Faustin Twagiramungu
(1945–2023)		19 July 199431 August 19951 year, 43 daysHutu MDR Pasteur Bizimungu
Pasteur Bizimungu 1998 (cropped).jpg
(1994–2000)
7 Visit of Pierre-Celestin Rwigema, Rwandan Prime Minister, to the EC (cropped).jpg Pierre-Célestin Rwigema
(born 1953)		31 August 19958 March 20004 years, 190 daysHutu MDR
8 Bernard Makuza.JPG Bernard Makuza
(born 1961)		8 March 20007 October 201111 years, 213 daysHutu MDR /
Independent
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame 2014.jpg
(2000–present)
9 Pierre Damien Habumuremyi.jpg Pierre Habumuremyi
(born 1961)		7 October 201124 July 20142 years, 290 days RPF
10 Mr. Anastase Murekezi.jpg Anastase Murekezi
(born 1952)		24 July 201430 August 20173 years, 37 days PSD
11 Rt.Hon. Dr. Edouard Ngirente - Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda.jpg Édouard Ngirente
(born 1973)		30 August 201725 July 20257 years, 327 days PSD
12 No image.png Justin Nsengiyumva
(born 1970/1971)		25 July 2025Incumbent53 days PSD

Timeline

Justin NsengiyumvaÉdouard NgirenteAnastase MurekeziPierre HabumuremyiBernard MakuzaPierre-Célestin RwigemaFaustin TwagiramunguJean KambandaAgathe UwilingiyimanaDismas NsengiyaremyeSylvestre NsanzimanaGrégoire KayibandaPrime Minister of Rwanda

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Assassinated during initial events of the Rwandan genocide.
  2. ↑ Fled to Zaire at the end of the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide.

References

  1. ↑ Ufitiwabo, Aurore Teta (25 July 2025). "Premier Nsengiyumva pledges 'pragmatic, Rwanda first approach' as he assumes office". The New Times. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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