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Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda
Coat of arms of Rwanda.svg
Seal of Rwanda
Rt.Hon. Dr. Edouard Ngirente - Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda.jpg
Incumbent
Édouard Ngirente

since 30 August 2017
Style Mr. Prime Minister
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
The Right Honourable (honorific prefix)
Seat Kigali
Appointer President of Rwanda
Formation 28 January 1961; 63 years ago (1961-01-28)
First holder Grégoire Kayibanda
Website https://www.primature.gov.rw/


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.

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

     Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement (Parmehutu)      National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND)      Republican Democratic Movement (MDR)      Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)      Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Other factions

     Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Ethnic group Political party President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi)
1 Grégoire Kayibanda (cropped).jpg Grégoire Kayibanda
(1924–1976)
28 January 1961 1 July 1962 1 year, 154 days Hutu Parmehutu Dominique Mbonyumutwa
(1961)
Himself
(1961–1973)
Republic of Rwanda (independent country)
Post abolished (1 July 1962 – 12 October 1991)
2 No image.png Sylvestre Nsanzimana
(1936–1999)
12 October 1991 2 April 1992 173 days Hutu MRND Juvénal Habyarimana
Juvénal Habyarimana (1980).jpg
(1973–1994)
3 No image.png Dismas Nsengiyaremye
(born 1945)
2 April 1992 18 July 1993 1 year, 107 days Hutu MDR
4 No image.png Agathe Uwilingiyimana
(1953–1994)
18 July 1993 7 April 1994
(assassinated.)
263 days Hutu MDR
5 No image.png Jean Kambanda
(born 1955)
9 April 1994 19 July 1994
(ousted.)
101 days Hutu MDR Théodore Sindikubwabo
(1994)
6 Twagiramungu Faustin.jpg Faustin Twagiramungu
(1945–2023)
19 July 1994 31 August 1995 1 year, 43 days Hutu MDR Pasteur Bizimungu
Pasteur Bizimungu 1998 (cropped).jpg
(1994–2000)
7 Visit of Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, Rwandan Prime Minister, to the EC (cropped).jpg Pierre-Célestin Rwigema
(born 1953)
31 August 1995 8 March 2000 4 years, 190 days Hutu MDR
8 Bernard Makuza.JPG Bernard Makuza
(born 1961)
8 March 2000 7 October 2011 11 years, 213 days Hutu MDR /
Independent
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame 2014.jpg
(2000–present)
9 Pierre Damien Habumuremyi.jpg Pierre Habumuremyi
(born 1961)
7 October 2011 24 July 2014 2 years, 290 days Hutu RPF
10 Anastase-Murekezi (cropped).jpg Anastase Murekezi
(born 1952)
24 July 2014 30 August 2017 3 years, 37 days Hutu PSD
11 Rt.Hon. Dr. Edouard Ngirente - Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda.jpg Édouard Ngirente
(born 1973)
30 August 2017 Incumbent 7 years, 69 days PSD

Timeline

Édouard Ngirente Anastase Murekezi Pierre Habumuremyi Bernard Makuza Pierre-Célestin Rwigema Faustin Twagiramungu Jean Kambanda Agathe Uwilingiyimana Dismas Nsengiyaremye Sylvestre Nsanzimana Grégoire Kayibanda

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