Suminwa government

Suminwa government

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Incumbent
Judith Suminwa in 2023
Date formed12 June 2024
People and organisations
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Prime MinisterJudith Suminwa
No. of ministers53
Ministers removed1 resignation
Status in legislaturesupermajority (coalition)
History
Election2023 general election
Legislature term2024–2028
PredecessorLukonde II

The Suminwa government also known as the Suminwa cabinet was formed following the appointment by President Félix Tshisekedi of Judith Suminwa as the first female Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 1 April 2024.[1]

The government was named on 29 May and was invested by the National Assembly on 12 June more than five months after the 2023 general election. Of the 405 deputies voting, 397 voted for the investiture and 8 abstained. By 14 June most, if not all, of the ministers had taken office and the government met for the first time as the Council of Ministers presided over by the President. This is the fourth government of Tshisekedi's presidency and the first of his second term.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Ilunga, Patrick; Reuters (2 April 2024). "Congo President Tshisekedi appoints Judith Suminwa as prime minister". The East African (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "DR Congo names new government after months of delay". Reuters. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ "RDC : le Gouvernement Suminwa investi". Radio Okapi (in French). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ Muamba, Clément (13 June 2024). "RDC : début ce jeudi des activités de remise et reprise entre les membres du gouvernement Sama Lukonde et Judith Suminwa". Actualite.cd (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ Nsapu, Lovic-Benjamin (14 June 2024). "Premier Conseil des ministres : le gouvernement Suminwa entame son mandat". Ecomine.cd (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2024.