Prime Minister of Rwanda

Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda
Seal of Rwanda
Incumbent Anastase Murekezi since 24 July 2014
Appointer	Paul Kagame, as President of Rwanda
Inaugural holder	Grégoire Kayibanda
Formation	28 January 1961

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Rwanda since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Rwanda in 1961, to the present day.

A total of ten people have served as Prime Minister of Rwanda.

Prime Ministers of Rwanda

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi)

Prime Minister				Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Ethnicity	Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976)	Hutu	28 January 1961	1 July 1962		Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement

Republic of Rwanda (independent country)

Prime Minister				Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Ethnicity	Took office	Left office	Duration
Post Abolished (1 July 1962 – 12 October 1991)
2		Sylvestre Nsanzimana (1936–)	Hutu	12 October 1991	2 April 1992		National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development
3		Dismas Nsengiyaremye (1945–)	Hutu	2 April 1992	18 July 1993		Republican Democratic Movement
4		Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953–1994)	Hutu	18 July 1993	7 April 1994 (Assassinated)		Republican Democratic Movement
5		Jean Kambanda (1955–)	Hutu	9 April 1994	19 July 1994		Republican Democratic Movement
6	70px	Faustin Twagiramungu (1945–)	Hutu	19 July 1994	31 August 1995		Republican Democratic Movement
7		Pierre-Célestin Rwigema (1953–)	Hutu	31 August 1995	8 March 2000		Republican Democratic Movement
8		Bernard Makuza (1961–)	Hutu	8 March 2000	7 October 2011		Republican Democratic Movement / Independent
9	70px	Pierre Habumuremyi (1961–)	Hutu	7 October 2011	24 July 2014		Rwandan Patriotic Front
10		Anastase Murekezi (1952–)	Hutu	24 July 2014	Incumbent		Social Democratic Party

See also

• Rwanda
  • Politics of Rwanda
  • List of kings of Rwanda
  • List of Presidents of Rwanda
  • Vice President of Rwanda
  • List of colonial governors of Ruanda-Urundi
    • List of colonial governors of Rwanda
• Lists of Incumbents

External links

• World Statesmen – Rwanda