Adolphe Muzito cabinet
{{Short description|Prime Minister Adolphe Muzitos cabinet}}
The Adolphe Muzito cabinet consists of the ministers of state, ministers and vice-ministers that form the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo under Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, who took office on 10 October 2008.
First cabinet
The first cabinet was announced on 26 October 2008.
There were three deputy prime ministers, 37 ministers and 14 deputy ministers.
Eight ministers from the former team remained at their posts, others were swapped and 16 new members entered the cabinet.{{cite web
|url=http://www.africanmanager.com/articles/119222.html
|date=2008-10-27
|title=Publication de la liste des membres du nouveau gouvernement congolais
|work=African Manager
|accessdate=2011-11-18
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725001119/http://www.africanmanager.com/articles/119222.html
|archivedate=2011-07-25
}}
=Deputy prime ministers=
| class=wikitable | |
| Ministry | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Basic Social Needs | Nzanga Mobutu |
| Reconstruction | Emile Bongeli |
| Security and Defense | Mutombo Bakafwa Nsenda |
=Ministers=
=Deputy ministers=
| class=wikitable | |
| Ministry | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Interior | Zéphirin Mungongo |
| Defense and Veterans | Oscar Masamba Matemo |
| Foreign Affairs | Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta |
| Congolese Abroad | Colette Tshomba Ntundu |
| Justice | Musonda Kalusambi |
| Public Works | Gervais Ntirumenyerwa Kimonyo |
| Finance | César Lubamba wa Lubamba |
| Budget | Alain Lubamba wa Lubamba |
| Agriculture | Kibibi Kamanzi |
| Mines | Victor Kasongo Shomari |
| Hydrocarbons | Gustave Beya Siku |
| Vocation Education | Arthur Sedea Zabuso |
| Higher Education | Bokele Djema |
| Rural Development | Willy Mubobo Nzamba |
Second cabinet
On 20 February 2010 Joseph Kabila reshuffled the cabinet. Adolphe Muzito was retained as prime minister and Nzanga Mobutu kept his post as deputy prime minister and minister of employment, labor and welfare.
The number of members of government was reduced from 54 to 43.{{cite web
|url=http://congonewsagency.com/index.php/2010/02/21/joseph-kabila-reshuffles-government/
|title=Joseph Kabila Reshuffles Government
|date=February 21, 2010
|work=Congo News Agency
|accessdate=2011-11-18}}
Nzanga Mobutu was dismissed in March 2011.
Bernard Biondo, Minister of External Trade and a member of Mobutu's UDEMO party, resigned in solidarity.
Minister of Rural Development Philippe Undji was fired and jailed for embezzlement.
In September 2011, the Decentralization Minister Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi resigned to run for president.
A minor cabinet reshuffle was announced on 11 September 2011.
The Ministry of Decentralization was abolished.
Jean-Pierre Daruwezi became head of the National Intelligence Agency, and Louis Alphonse Daniel Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of PTT.
Other appointments were Jean-Pierre Daruwezi as Minister of Economy, Justin Kalumba Mwana Ngongo as Minister of External Trade and
Charles Alulea Mengulwa as Minister Rural Development.{{cite web
|url=http://alexengwete.blogspot.com/2011/09/drc-elections-2011-watch-1-limited.html
|title=Limited cabinet reshuffle
|author=Alex Engwete
|date=September 12, 2011
|accessdate=2011-11-21
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425235108/http://alexengwete.blogspot.com/2011/09/drc-elections-2011-watch-1-limited.html
|archivedate=April 25, 2012
}}
The cabinet announced on 20 February, with changes as of 11 September 2011 were:{{cite web
|url=http://www.congoplanete.com/article.jsp?id=45262624
|title=Joseph Kabila remanie le gouvernement
|work=Le Potentiel
|date=20 February 2010
|accessdate=2011-11-22}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.un.int/drcongo/government.htm
|title=KINSHASA SEPTEMBER 11TH 2011
|publisher=United Nations
|accessdate=2011-11-18
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102182240/http://www.un.int/drcongo/government.htm
|archivedate=2011-11-02
}}
=Deputy prime ministers=
| class=wikitable | |
| Ministry | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Labor, Employment and Social Security | Nzanga Mobutu (to March 2011) |
| Interior and Security | Adolphe Lumanu Mulenda Bwana N'Sefu |
| Postal Services, Telephones, and Telecommunications
|Simon Bulupiy Galati (to 11 September 2011) |
=Ministers=
=Vice-ministers=
| class=wikitable | |
| Position | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Interior | Georges Zuka Mon'Do Ugonda-Lemba |
| Foreign Affairs | Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta |
| Justice and Human Rights | Céline Leteta Kumisa (to September 2011) |
| Finance | Jean Mbitso Ngedza |
| Budget | André Shikay Luboya Bankina |
| Trade | Xavérine Karomba Mitimtuje |
| Public Works | Gervais Ntirumenyerwa Kimonyo |
| Transport | Willy Bakinga W'Ilina (to September 2011) |
| Primary, Secondary & Professional Education | Arthur Sedea Ngamu Zabusu |
| Labor & Social Affairs | Musa Kalema (to September 2011) |
See also
References
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Category:Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category:Government ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category:2008 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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