Judith Suminwa: Difference between revisions
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'''Judith Suminwa Tuluka ''' is a Congolese politician who was nominated for [[Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] by President [[Félix Tshisekedi]] on 1 April 2024, the first woman in the post.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Judith Suminwa Tuluka devient la première femme Première ministre de la RDC | language=Fr | url=https://www.lebaobab.net/2024/04/01/judith-suminwa-tuluka-devient-la-premiere-femme-premiere-ministre-de-la-rdc/ | website=lebaobab.net | date=1 April 2024 | access-date=4 April 2024 | archive-date=4 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404100144/https://www.lebaobab.net/2024/04/01/judith-suminwa-tuluka-devient-la-premiere-femme-premiere-ministre-de-la-rdc/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RDC : Judith Suminwa Tuluka nommée Première ministre |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/rdc-judith-suminwa-tuluka-nommee-premiere-ministre-11352720 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=RTBF |language=fr |archive-date=1 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401212015/https://www.rtbf.be/article/rdc-judith-suminwa-tuluka-nommee-premiere-ministre-11352720 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 2024 |title=Congo Appoints Judith Tuluka Suminwa as New Prime Minister |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-01/congo-appoints-judith-tuluka-suminwa-as-new-prime-minister |access-date=1 April 2024 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en |archive-date=2 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402101100/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-01/congo-appoints-judith-tuluka-suminwa-as-new-prime-minister |url-status=live }}</ref> She |
'''Judith Suminwa Tuluka ''' is a Congolese politician who was nominated for [[Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] by President [[Félix Tshisekedi]] on 1 April 2024, the first woman in the post.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Judith Suminwa Tuluka devient la première femme Première ministre de la RDC | language=Fr | url=https://www.lebaobab.net/2024/04/01/judith-suminwa-tuluka-devient-la-premiere-femme-premiere-ministre-de-la-rdc/ | website=lebaobab.net | date=1 April 2024 | access-date=4 April 2024 | archive-date=4 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404100144/https://www.lebaobab.net/2024/04/01/judith-suminwa-tuluka-devient-la-premiere-femme-premiere-ministre-de-la-rdc/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RDC : Judith Suminwa Tuluka nommée Première ministre |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/rdc-judith-suminwa-tuluka-nommee-premiere-ministre-11352720 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=RTBF |language=fr |archive-date=1 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401212015/https://www.rtbf.be/article/rdc-judith-suminwa-tuluka-nommee-premiere-ministre-11352720 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 2024 |title=Congo Appoints Judith Tuluka Suminwa as New Prime Minister |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-01/congo-appoints-judith-tuluka-suminwa-as-new-prime-minister |access-date=1 April 2024 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en |archive-date=2 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402101100/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-01/congo-appoints-judith-tuluka-suminwa-as-new-prime-minister |url-status=live }}</ref> She took office 12 June 2024 following the investiture of her [[Suminwa cabinet|government]] by the [[National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)|National Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Muamba |first1=Clément |title=RDC-Primature: Sama Lukonde passe officiellement le flambeau à Judith Suminwa |url=https://actualite.cd/index.php/2024/06/12/rdc-primature-sama-lukonde-passe-officiellement-le-flambeau-judith-suminwa |access-date=12 June 2024 |work=Actualite.cd |date=12 June 2024 |language=fr}}</ref> |
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Previous to her nomination as Prime Minister, she was appointed Minister of Planning in the government of Prime Minister [[Sama Lukonde]] on 24 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2023 |title=RDC-Sama Lukonde II : ce qu'il faut savoir de Judith Tuluka Suminwa, la nouvelle ministre d'Etat en charge du Plan |url=https://actualite.cd/2023/03/27/rdc-sama-lukonde-ii-ce-quil-faut-savoir-de-judith-tuluka-suminwa-la-nouvelle-ministre |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=Actualite.cd |language=fr |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530020517/https://actualite.cd/2023/03/27/rdc-sama-lukonde-ii-ce-quil-faut-savoir-de-judith-tuluka-suminwa-la-nouvelle-ministre |url-status=live }}</ref> Suminwa's cabinet was formally unveiled on 29 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2024 |title=DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/29/dr-congo-ends-impasse-to-appoint-new-government |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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Suminwa obtained a master's degree in applied economics at the [[Université libre de Bruxelles]] and a diploma of additional studies in Work in developing countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=Hon. Judith Suminwa Tuluka |url=https://eiti.org/2023-eiti-global-conference/people/hon-judith-suminwa-tuluka |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=EITI |language=en}}</ref> |
Suminwa obtained a master's degree in applied economics at the [[Université libre de Bruxelles]] and a diploma of additional studies in Work in developing countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=Hon. Judith Suminwa Tuluka |url=https://eiti.org/2023-eiti-global-conference/people/hon-judith-suminwa-tuluka |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=EITI |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:48, 12 June 2024
Judith Suminwa | |
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Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Assumed office 12 June 2024 | |
President | Félix Tshisekedi |
Preceded by | Sama Lukonde |
Personal details | |
Born | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19 October 1967
Political party | Union for Democracy and Social Progress |
Spouse | Tuluka |
Education | Free University of Brussels |
Judith Suminwa Tuluka is a Congolese politician who was nominated for Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by President Félix Tshisekedi on 1 April 2024, the first woman in the post.[1][2][3] She took office 12 June 2024 following the investiture of her government by the National Assembly.[4]
Previous to her nomination as Prime Minister, she was appointed Minister of Planning in the government of Prime Minister Sama Lukonde on 24 March 2023.[5] Suminwa's cabinet was formally unveiled on 29 May 2024.[6]
Suminwa obtained a master's degree in applied economics at the Université libre de Bruxelles and a diploma of additional studies in Work in developing countries.[7]
She worked in the banking sector before joining United Nations agencies including the United Nations Development Programme where she was a national expert in a community support project in the east of the country. She then worked in the Ministry of the Budget before becoming the deputy coordinator of the Presidential Strategic Watch Council (CPVS).[8]
References
- ^ "Judith Suminwa Tuluka devient la première femme Première ministre de la RDC". lebaobab.net (in French). 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "RDC : Judith Suminwa Tuluka nommée Première ministre". RTBF (in French). Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Congo Appoints Judith Tuluka Suminwa as New Prime Minister". Bloomberg.com. 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Muamba, Clément (12 June 2024). "RDC-Primature: Sama Lukonde passe officiellement le flambeau à Judith Suminwa". Actualite.cd (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "RDC-Sama Lukonde II : ce qu'il faut savoir de Judith Tuluka Suminwa, la nouvelle ministre d'Etat en charge du Plan". Actualite.cd (in French). 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government". Al Jazeera. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Hon. Judith Suminwa Tuluka". EITI. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Judith Suminwa Tuluka profile: Former planning minister make history as DR Congo first female prime minister". BBC News Pidgin. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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- Prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Free University of Brussels (1834–1969) alumni
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo politicians
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