Vincent Biruta

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Vincent Biruta
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Biruta in March 2022
1st President of the Rwandan Senate
In office
August 2003 –October 2011
Occupation
  • Physician
  • politician

Vincent Biruta (born July 19, 1958) is a Rwandan physician and politician, who is serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, having been appointed in November 2019. [1] Previously, he served as the Minister for Environment in the Rwandan cabinet, since August 31, 2017. [2] Immediately prior to his appointment to the environment docket, he served as the Minister of Natural resources, since July 24, 2014. [3]

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Background and education

He was born on 19th July 1958. [4] He is a trained physician. He also holds post-graduate qualifications in planning and management of health services in developing countries, obtained from Université libre de Bruxelles, in Belgium. [5]

Career

Dr. Biruta has a long civil services record in Rwanda, post the 1994 genocide. From 1997 until 1999, he served as the Minister of Health. From 1999 until 2000, he served as the Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications. [5]

He was the President of the Transitional National Assembly from January 2000 until 2003. From August 2003, until October 2011, he was the President of the Rwandan Senate, the upper chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Rwanda. [5]

In December 2011, he was named the Minister of Education, [4] [5] serving in that capacity until July 2014, when he was named Minister of Natural Resources. [6] [7]

As foreign minister, Biruta agreed to implement the Rwanda asylum plan with British Home Secretary Priti Patel. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Mwai, Collins (November 5, 2019). "Kagame names new cabinet ministers". New Times of Rwanda. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Kimenyi, Felly (August 31, 2017). "Rwanda gets new Cabinet, who is in?". New Times (Rwanda) . Kigali. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ Times Reporter (July 24, 2014). "Full list of new Cabinet, As at 24 July 2014". New Times (Rwanda) . Kigali. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Munyaneza, James (December 12, 2011). "The hard work that awaits Dr. Vincent Biruta". New Times (Rwanda) . Kigali. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 WEF (2016). "Vincent Biruta: Minister of Natural resources, Government of Rwanda". Geneva: World Economic Forum (WEF). Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ REMA (July 31, 2014). "Dr. Vincent Biruta, new Minister of Natural Resources kicks off his duties". Kigali: Rwanda Environmental Management Agency (REMA). Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ Administrator (July 24, 2014). "Kagame Sacks Ministers in New Cabinet Reshuffle". Kampala: Chimp Reports Uganda. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ Easton, Mark (April 14, 2022). "Rwanda asylum seekers: What does the UK's deal mean?". BBC News . Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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