Prime minister
On 20 May 2019,at the age of 72,he was designated as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a deal negotiated by President Félix Tshisekedi and the Common Front for Congo ruling coalition in the country's parliament,who were allied with Tshisekedi's predecessor Joseph Kabila. Since the December 2018 general election the former opposition leader had been in negotiations with the Kabila-allied parties to nominate a Prime Minister,which had secured a majority in the election. [4] [5] [6] Other potential candidates included mining executive Albert Yuma,finance minister Henri Yav Mulang [ fr ],and former national security advisor Jean Mbuyu were suggested but were rejected by the President for different reasons. Nkulu Mitumba Kilombo,a member of the DRC's Constitutional Court,and Jean Nyembo Shabani [ fr ],the former head of the Central Bank of Zaire,suggested Ilunga. [7] [10]
President Tshisekedi and the parliament agreed to form a new government on July 27,2019,more than six months after the 2018 election,beginning Ilunga's formal nomination for Prime Minister. [11] Ilunga's new cabinet included 65 members,including 48 ministers and 17 vice-ministers,out of which 42 posts went to the Common Front for Congo (coalition of pro-Kabila parties) and 23 for Heading for Change (President Tshisekedi's alliance). Negotiations between Kabila and Tshisekedi had stalled over who would control the six "sovereign ministries" listed in the DRC's constitution—Finance,Defense,Budget,Justice,Interior,and Foreign Affairs. [12] The new cabinet was formally established in late August 2019. [13] [14]
On 28 January 2021,the National Assembly passed a motion of no confidence in Ilunga's cabinet,effectively forcing its resignation. The vote was boycotted by the pro-Kabila coalition,and followed the removal of the Assembly speaker in December 2020. [15]
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