Pierre Habumuremyi
Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi | |
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| 9th Prime Minister of Rwanda | |
| In office 7 October 2011 – 24 July 2014 | |
| President | Paul Kagame |
| Preceded by | Bernard Makuza |
| Succeeded by | Anastase Murekezi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1961 Ruhondo, Musanze District, Rwanda |
| Political party | Rwandan Patriotic Front |
| Spouse | Petronilla Musabyimana |
| Alma mater | University of Lubumbashi Panthéon-Assas University University of Ouagadougou |
Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi (born 20 February 1961) is a Rwandan politician who served as Prime Minister of Rwanda from 7 October 2011 until 24 July 2014.[1] He previously served as Minister of Education from May 2011 to October 2011.
Early life[edit]
Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi was born in 1961 in Ruhondo, Musanze District. He studied in a number of countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, France, and Burkina Faso. He obtained a B.Sc. in sociology, before completing his post-graduation at the University of Lubumbashi in 1993. He then completed M.Sc. in political science from the Panthéon-Assas University in 2003.[2] He earned a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Ouagadougou in 2011.
Career[edit]
Pierre Habumuremyi started his career as an academic, serving as the assistant professor at the National University of Rwanda from 1993 to 1999, and also served as a lecturer at the Kigali Independent University and the Kigali Lay Adventist University during 1997-1999.[3] During this period, he also worked as a project coordinator at German Technical Assistance programme (GTZ Kigali) during 1995-1997 and a Senior Project Manager for the Catholic Relief Services during 1997-2000.[2]
From 2000 to 2003, he was the Deputy Executive Secretary of the National Electoral Commission of Rwanda, after which he served as the Executive Secretary until 2008.[2] Habumuremyi was elected as one of Rwanda's nine representatives in the East African Legislative Assembly on 11 May 2008.[4] He was succeeded as Executive Secretary of the National Electoral Commission by Charles Munyaneza in July 2008.[5]
Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi was subsequently appointed to the Rwandan government as minister of education in May 2011, replacing Charles Murigande.[6]
He was appointed as prime minister on 6 October 2011. His appointment came as a surprise, given his relatively low profile on the political scene.[7] He was succeeded by Anastase Murekezi on 23 July 2014.[8]
He has written a book The Political integration in Rwanda after the 1994 genocide: Utopia or Reality, which was published by the Palotti Press, Kigali, in 2008.
References[edit]
- ^ Rulers.org, Rulers (B. Schemmel)
- ^ a b c "Rwanda: Pierre Damien Habumuremyi appointed as new Prime Minister". Virunga News. 2011-06-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "The Prime Minister". PMO Rwanda. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ Felly Kimenyi, "Parliament elects Rwanda’s representatives to the EALA" Archived 2014-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, The New Times, 12 May 2008.
- ^ Dan Ngabonziza, "Former NEC boss leaves office", The New Times, 29 July 2008.
- ^ "Remaniement ministériel au Rwanda, le Premier ministre inchangé", Angola Press Agency, 7 May 2011 (in French).
- ^ "New Prime Minister Damien Habumuremyi". Rwanda Dispatch. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2012-11-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "UMUSEKE.RW – Murekezi yasimbuye Dr Habumuremyi". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
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