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Prime Minister of Rwanda

{{Short description|Head of government of the Republic of Rwanda}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Prime Minister

| body = the Republic of Rwanda

| native_name = {{nativename|rw|Minisitiri w’Intebe wa Repubulika y'u Rwanda}}
{{nativename|sw|Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Rwanda}}
{{nativename|fr|Premier ministre de la République du Rwanda}}

| insignia = Coat of arms of Rwanda.svg

| insigniasize = 125px

| insigniacaption = Seal of Rwanda

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| image = Rt.Hon. Dr. Edouard Ngirente - Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda.jpg

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| incumbent = Édouard Ngirente

| acting =

| incumbentsince = 30 August 2017

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| style = Mr. Prime Minister
{{small|(informal)}}
His Excellency
{{small|(diplomatic)}}
The Right Honourable {{small|(honorific prefix)}}

| type = Head of government

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| seat = Kigali

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| appointer = President of Rwanda

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| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1961|1|28}}

| first = Grégoire Kayibanda

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| website = https://www.primature.gov.rw/

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{{Politics of Rwanda}}

The prime minister of Rwanda is the head of government of the Republic of Rwanda. The prime minister is appointed by the president, along with other ministers in the Cabinet. A total of 11 people have served in the office. The incumbent prime minister is Édouard Ngirente, who took office on 30 August 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RwandaGov/status/902857772953427968|title=In reference to the Rwandan Constitution as amended to date, President #Kagame has appointed Edouard Ngirente as the new Prime Minister.pic.twitter.com/7cICRR7b9a|last=Rwanda|first=Government of|date=2017-08-30|website=@RwandaGov|access-date=2017-08-30}}

Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister’s Office is entrusted with assisting the prime minister in the implementation of national policies.

List of officeholders

This lists the prime ministers of Rwanda since the formation of the post in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day.

;Political parties

{{legend|{{party color|Parmehutu}}|Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement (Parmehutu)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development}}|National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Republican Democratic Movement}}|Republican Democratic Movement (MDR)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Rwandan Patriotic Front}}|Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Rwanda)}}|Social Democratic Party (PSD)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Other factions

{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Ethnic group

! rowspan="2" |Political party

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |President(s)

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

colspan="10" |Republic of Rwanda {{small|(part of Ruanda-Urundi)}}
rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Parmehutu}}; color:white;"| 1

| rowspan=2|90px

| rowspan=2|Grégoire Kayibanda
{{small|(1924–1976)}}

| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|28 January}} 1961

| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|1 July}} 1962

| rowspan=2|{{Age in years and days|1961|1|28|1962|7|1}}

| rowspan=2|Hutu

| rowspan=2|Parmehutu

! rowspan="1" style="background:{{party color|Parmehutu}};"|

! rowspan="1" style="font-weight:normal" |Dominique Mbonyumutwa
{{small|(1961)}}

rowspan="1" style="background:{{party color|Parmehutu}};"|

! rowspan="1" style="font-weight:normal" |Himself
{{small|(1961–1973)}}

colspan="10" |Republic of Rwanda {{small|(independent country)}}
colspan="10" |Post abolished (1 July 1962 – 12 October 1991)
style="background:{{party color|National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development}}; color:white;"| 2

| 90px

| Sylvestre Nsanzimana
{{small|(1936–1999)}}

| {{nowrap|12 October}} 1991

| {{nowrap|2 April}} 1992

| {{Age in years and days|1991|10|12|1992|4|2}}

| Hutu

| MRND

! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development}};"|

! rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" |Juvénal Habyarimana
80px
{{small|(1973–1994)}}

style="background:{{party color|Republican Democratic Movement}}; color:white;"| 3

| 90px

| Dismas Nsengiyaremye
{{small|(born 1945)}}

| {{nowrap|2 April}} 1992

| {{nowrap|18 July}} 1993

| {{Age in years and days|1992|4|2|1993|7|18}}

| Hutu

| MDR

style="background:{{party color|Republican Democratic Movement}}; color:white;"| 4

| 90px

| Agathe Uwilingiyimana
{{small|(1953–1994)}}

| {{nowrap|18 July}} 1993

| {{nowrap|7 April}} 1994
{{small|(assassinated.)}}
{{efn|Assassinated during initial events of the Rwandan genocide.}}

| {{Age in years and days|1993|7|18|1994|4|7}}

| Hutu

| MDR

style="background:{{party color|Republican Democratic Movement}}; color:white;"| 5

| 90px

| Jean Kambanda
{{small|(born 1955)}}

| {{nowrap|9 April}} 1994

| {{nowrap|19 July}} 1994
{{small|(ousted.)}}
{{efn|Fled to Zaire at the end of the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide.}}

| {{Age in years and days|1994|4|9|1994|7|19}}

| Hutu

| MDR

! rowspan="1" style="background:{{party color|National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development}};"|

! rowspan="1" style="font-weight:normal" |Théodore Sindikubwabo
{{small|(1994)}}

style="background:{{party color|Republican Democratic Movement}}; color:white;"| 6

| 90px

| Faustin Twagiramungu
{{small|(1945–2023)}}

| {{nowrap|19 July}} 1994

| {{nowrap|31 August}} 1995

| {{Age in years and days|1994|7|19|1995|8|31}}

| Hutu

| MDR

! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Rwandan Patriotic Front}};"|

! rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" |Pasteur Bizimungu
80px
{{small|(1994–2000)}}

style="background:{{party color|Republican Democratic Movement}}; color:white;"| 7

| 90px

| Pierre-Célestin Rwigema
{{small|(born 1953)}}

| {{nowrap|31 August}} 1995

| {{nowrap|8 March}} 2000

| {{Age in years and days|1995|8|31|2000|3|8}}

| Hutu

| MDR

rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 8

| rowspan=2|90px

| rowspan=2|Bernard Makuza
{{small|(born 1961)}}

| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|8 March}} 2000

| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|7 October}} 2011

| rowspan=2|{{Age in years and days|2000|3|8|2011|10|7}}

| rowspan=2|Hutu

| rowspan=2|MDR /
Independent

rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Rwandan Patriotic Front}};"|

! rowspan="4" style="font-weight:normal" |Paul Kagame
80px
{{small|(2000–present)}}

style="background:{{party color|Rwandan Patriotic Front}}; color:white;"| 9

| 90px

| Pierre Habumuremyi
{{small|(born 1961)}}

| {{nowrap|7 October}} 2011

| {{nowrap|24 July}} 2014

| {{Age in years and days|2011|10|7|2014|7|24}}

| Hutu

| RPF

style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Rwanda)}}; color:white;"| 10

| 90px

| Anastase Murekezi
{{small|(born 1952)}}

| {{nowrap|24 July}} 2014

| {{nowrap|30 August}} 2017

| {{Age in years and days|2014|7|24|2017|8|30}}

| Hutu

| PSD

style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Rwanda)}}; color:white;"| 11

| 90px

| Édouard Ngirente
{{small|(born 1973)}}

| {{nowrap|30 August}} 2017

| Incumbent

| {{Age in years and days|2017|8|30}}

|

| PSD

Timeline

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bar:Nsanzimana

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bar:Habumuremyi

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bar:Kayibanda

from: 28/01/1961 till: 01/07/1962 color:parmehutu text:"Grégoire Kayibanda"

bar:Nsanzimana

from: 12/10/1991 till: 02/04/1992 color:mrnd text:"Sylvestre Nsanzimana"

bar:Nsengiyaremye

from: 02/04/1992 till: 18/07/1993 color:mdr text:"Dismas Nsengiyaremye"

bar:Uwilingiyimana

from: 18/07/1993 till: 07/04/1994 color:mdr text:"Agathe Uwilingiyimana"

bar:Kambanda

from: 09/04/1994 till: 19/07/1994 color:mdr text:"Jean Kambanda"

bar:Twagiramungu

from: 19/07/1994 till: 31/08/1995 color:mdr text:"Faustin Twagiramungu"

bar:Rwigema

from: 31/08/1995 till: 08/03/2000 color:mdr text:"Pierre-Célestin Rwigema"

bar:Makuza

from: 08/03/2000 till: 15/04/2003 color:mdr

from: 15/04/2003 till: 07/10/2011 color:independent text:"Bernard Makuza"

bar:Habumuremyi

from: 07/10/2011 till: 24/07/2014 color:fpr text:"Pierre Habumuremyi"

bar:Murekezi

from: 24/07/2014 till: 30/08/2017 color:psd text:"Anastase Murekezi"

bar:Ngirente

from: 30/08/2017 till: $today color:psd text:"Édouard Ngirente"

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See also

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Notes

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Rwanda.htm World Statesmen – Rwanda]

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