The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the head of government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Constitution of the Third Republic grants the Prime Minister a significant amount of power.
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second institution in the central executive branch of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,the first institution being the President,who has the title of head of state.
Samy Badibanga Ntita is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from November 2016 to May 2017. He was also on the ballot for the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election as a presidential candidate.
Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo is a Congolese politician who has been the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 24 January 2019. He is the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS),the DRC's oldest and largest party,succeeding his late father Étienne Tshisekedi in that role,a three-time Prime Minister of Zaire and opposition leader during the reign of Mobutu Sese Seko. Tshisekedi was the UDPS party's candidate for president in the December 2018 general election,which he was awarded,despite accusations of irregularities from several election monitoring organisations and other opposition parties. The Constitutional Court of the DRC upheld his victory after another opposition politician,Martin Fayulu,challenged the result,but Tshisekedi has been accused of making a deal with his predecessor,Joseph Kabila. The election marked the first peaceful transition of power since the state became independent from Belgium in 1960.
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba is a Congolese politician who was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2019,formally establishing his government in August 2019. He has had a long political career going back to the 1970s,having held a number of ministerial cabinet posts,and was previously a professor at the University of Kinshasa since 1979. Ilunga has also been the secretary general of Congo's national railway company. He has a reputation as an experienced public servant and technocrat,as well as an ally of former President Joseph Kabila.
Events in the year 2021 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sama Lukonde assumed the office on 15 February 2021. He announced his first cabinet on 12 April 2021. On 24 March 2023,a second cabinet was announced.
Aminata Namasia Bazego is a politician and member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Parliament,appointed Deputy Minister of Primary,Secondary and Technical Education since April 2021.
Modeste Bahati Lukwebo is an economist,businessperson and politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is president of the Alliance des Forces Démocratiques du Congo (AFDC). In 2021 he became President of the Senate.
The Cabinet of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is chaired by the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Sacred Union of the Nation is the ruling parliamentary coalition within the parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It comprises several parties including the Union for Democracy and Social Progress,the Union for the Congolese Nation,the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo,the Unified Lumumbist Party,and the Alliance of the Democratic Forces of Congo and Allies. It was formed in December 2020 by Felix Tshisekedi following a falling out between the Heading for Change coalition and Joseph Kabila's Common Front for Congo. In April 2021 the coalition was able to take control of the government after a four-month-long power struggle. As of June 2023,the coalition is made up of 391 members coming from 24 different political parties.
Jean-Marie Lukundji Kikuni is a Congolese politician. In 2019,he was appointed as the Minister of Culture and the Arts of Democratic Republic of the Congo,under Ilunga government that ran from September 2019 to April 2021,as well as a member of parliament. He is a member of Union for Democracy and Social Progress.
Innocent Bokele Walaka is a Congolese politician. In 2019,he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Finance of Democratic Republic of the Congo,under Ilunga government that ran from September 2019 to April 2021,as well as a member of parliament. He is the member of Union for Democracy and Social Progress.
Félix Momat Kitenge is a Congolese politician. In 2019,he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Budget of Democratic Republic of the Congo,under Ilunga government that ran from September 2019 to April 2021,as well as a member of parliament. He is the member of Union for Democracy and Social Progress.
Raymond Tshedia Patayi is a Congolese politician. In 2019,he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Congolese Abroad of Democratic Republic of the Congo,under Ilunga government that ran from September 2019 to April 2021,as well as a member of parliament. He is the member of Union for Democracy and Social Progress.
Valérie Mukasa Muanabute is a Congolese politician. In 2019,Muanabute was appointed as the Deputy Minister of International and Regional Cooperation of Democratic Republic of the Congo,under Ilunga government that ran from September 2019 to April 2021,as well as a member of parliament.
Didier Budimbu is a Congolese politician. In 2019,he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Primary,Secondary and Technical Education of Democratic Republic of the Congo,under Ilunga government that ran from September 2019 to April 2021,as well as a member of parliament. He is the member of Union for Democracy and Social Progress.
Didier Lutundula Okito is a Congolese politician. In 2019,he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of National Economy of Democratic Republic of the Congo,under Ilunga government that ran from September 2019 to April 2021,as well as a member of parliament. He is the member of Union for Democracy and Social Progress.
Jeanne Ilunga Zahina is a Congolese politician. In 2019,Zahina was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Environment of Democratic Republic of the Congo,under Ilunga government that ran from September 2019 to April 2021,as well as a member of parliament. Zahina is the member of Union for Democracy and Social Progress.
Judith Suminwa Tuluka is a Congolese politician who was nominated for Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by President Félix Tshisekedi on 1 April 2024,the first woman in the post. She remains Prime minister–designate until her government is approved by the National Assembly. Previous to her nomination as Prime Minister,she was appointed Minister of Planning in the government of Prime Minister Sama Lukonde on 24 March 2023.
