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 |
Minister of State Minister of Planning | |
In office 24 March 2023 – April 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Sama Lukonde |
Preceded by | Christian Mwando Nsimba |
Succeeded by | Eustache Muhanzi (interim) |
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 is currently serving as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 12 June 2024. She was nominated for the position by President Félix Tshisekedi on 1 April 2024, the first woman in the post,[1][2][3] and took office 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]