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Minister of Foreign Affairs (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

{{Short description|Foreign minister of Congo-Kinshasa}}

{{Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ({{langx|fr|Ministre des Affaires étrangères de la République démocratique du Congo}}) (known as the Republic of the Congo in 1960–71 and the Republic of Zaire in 1971–97) is a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.

The following is a list of foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since its founding in 1960:{{cite web|title=Foreign ministers A–D|url=http://rulers.org/fm1.html|website=rulers.org|publisher=B. Schemmel|accessdate=12 January 2019}}

class="wikitable"

! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! Portrait

! Tenure

colspan="4" align="center"| Republic of the Congo (1960–1971)
1

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Justin Marie Bomboko
{{small|(1928–2014)}}

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| 1960–1963

2

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Auguste Mabika-Kalanda
{{small|(1932–1995)}}

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| 1963

3

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Cyrille Adoula
{{small|(1921–1978)}}

| 80px

| 1963–1964

4

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Moïse Tshombe
{{small|(1919–1969)}}

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| 1964–1965

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Thomas Kanza
{{small|(1934–2004)}}{{efn|name="Congo Crisis"|Rebel government at Stanleyville, during the Congo Crisis.}}

| 80px

| 1964–1965

5

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Cléophas Kamitatu
{{small|(1931–2008)}}

| 80px

| 1965

{{small|(1)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Justin Marie Bomboko
{{small|(1928–2014)}}

| 80px

| 1965–1969

{{small|(3)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Cyrille Adoula
{{small|(1921–1978)}}

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| 1969–1970

6

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Mario-Philippe Losembe
{{small|(b. 1933)}}

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| 1970–1971

colspan="4" align="center"| Republic of Zaire (1971–1997)
{{small|(6)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Losembe Batwanyele
{{small|(b. 1933)}}{{efn|Previously named Mario-Philippe Losembe; changed name in 1972 due to the policy of Zairianisation.}}

| 80px

| 1971–1972

7

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond
{{small|(1938–2003)}}

| 80px

| 1972–1974

8

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Umba di Lutete
{{small|(b. 1939)}}

| 80px

| 1974–1975

9

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Mandungu Bula Nyati
{{small|(1935–2000)}}

| 80px

| 1975–1976

{{small|(7)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond
{{small|(1938–2003)}}

| 80px

| 1976–1977

{{small|(8)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Umba di Lutete
{{small|(b. 1939)}}

| 80px

| 1977–1979

{{small|(7)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond
{{small|(1938–2003)}}

| 80px

| 1979–1980

10

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Inonga Lokongo L'Ome
{{small|(1939–1991)}}

| 80px

| 1980–1981

{{small|(1)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Bomboko Lokumba
{{small|(1928–2014)}}{{efn|Previously named Justin Marie Bomboko; changed name due to the policy of Zairianisation.}}

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| 1981

11

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Yoka Mangono
{{small|(1939–1995)}}

| 80px

| 1981–1982

12

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Gérard Kamanda wa Kamanda
{{small|(1940–2016)}}

| 80px

| 1982–1983

{{small|(8)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Umba di Lutete
{{small|(b. 1939)}}

| 80px

| 1983–1985

13

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Edouard Mokolo wa Mpombo
{{small|(b. 1944)}}

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| 1985–1986

{{small|(9)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Mandungu Bula Nyati
{{small|(1935–2000)}}

| 80px

| 1986

14

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Léon Kengo wa Dondo
{{small|(b. 1935)}}

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| 1986–1987

15

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Ekila Liyonda
{{small|(1948–2006)}}

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| 1987–1988

{{small|(7)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond
{{small|(1938–2003)}}

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| 1988–1990

16

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Mushobekwa Kalimba wa Katana
{{small|(1943–2004)}}

| 80px

| 1990–1991

{{small|(10)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Inonga Lokongo L'Ome
{{small|(1939–1991)}}

| 80px

| 1991

17

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Ipoto Eyebu Bakand'Asi
{{small|(b. 1933)}}

| 80px

| 1991

18

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Buketi Bukayi

| 80px

| 1991

19

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Bagbeni Adeito Nzengeya
{{small|(1941–2020)}}

| 80px

| 1991–1992

20

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Pierre Lumbi
{{small|(1950–2020)}}

| 80px

| 1992–1993

21

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Mpinga Kasenda
{{small|(1937–1994)}}

| 80px

| 1993–1994

22

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Lunda Bululu
{{small|(b. 1942)}}

| 80px

| 1994–1995

{{small|(12)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Gérard Kamanda wa Kamanda
{{small|(1940–2016)}}

| 80px

| 1995–1996

23

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Jean-Marie Kititwa
{{small|(1929–2000)}}

| 80px

| 1996

{{small|(12)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Gérard Kamanda wa Kamanda
{{small|(1940–2016)}}

| 80px

| 1996–1997

colspan="4" align="center"| Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
24

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Bizima Karaha
{{small|(b. 1968)}}

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| 1997–1998

25

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Jean-Charles Okoto
{{small|(b. 1955)}}

| 80px

| 1998–1999

26

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi
{{small|(1933–2019)}}

| 80px

| 1999–2000

27

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Léonard She Okitundu
{{small|(b. 1946)}}

| 80px

| 2000–2003

28

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Antoine Ghonda
{{small|(b. 1965)}}

| 80px

| 2003–2004

29

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Raymond Ramazani Baya
{{small|(1943–2019)}}

| 80px

| 2004–2007

30

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Antipas Mbusa
{{small|(b. 1959)}}

| 80px

| 2007–2008

31

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Alexis Thambwe Mwamba
{{small|(b. 1943)}}

| 80px

| 2008–2012

32

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Raymond Tshibanda
{{small|(b. 1950)}}

| 80px

| 2012–2016

{{small|(27)}}

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Léonard She Okitundu
{{small|(b. 1946)}}

| 80px

| 2016–2019

—

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Alexis Thambwe Mwamba
{{small|(b. 1943)}}
{{small|Acting Minister}}

| 80px

| 2019

—

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Franck Mwe di Malila
{{small|(b. 1968)}}
{{small|Acting Minister}}

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| 2019

33

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Marie Tumba Nzeza
{{small|(b. 1950{{fact|date=September 2023}})}}

| 80px

| 2019–2021

34

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Christophe Lutundula
{{small|(b. 1952)}}

| 80px

| 2021–2024

35

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner
{{small|(b. 1983)}}

| 80px

| 2024–present

Notes

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References

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{{Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

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DRC, Foreign ministers

Foreign ministers