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Judith Suminwa
Judith Suminwa
	Suminwa in 2023
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
	Incumbent
	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 [fr]
Succeeded by	Eustache Muhanzi (interim)
Personal details
Born	19 October 1967 (age 56); Democratic Republic of the Congo
Political party	Union for Democracy and Social Progress
Spouse	Tuluka
Education	Free University of Brussels

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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]

References[edit]

^ "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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Preceded by Sama Lukonde	Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2024–present	Incumbent

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[1] "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.

[2] "RDC : Judith Suminwa Tuluka nommée Première ministre". RTBF (in French). Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

[3] "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.

[4] Muamba, Clément (12 June 2024). "RDC-Primature: Sama Lukonde passe officiellement le flambeau à Judith Suminwa". Actualite.cd (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[5] "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.

[6] "DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government". Al Jazeera. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[7] "Hon. Judith Suminwa Tuluka". EITI. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

[8] "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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+'''Judith Suminwa Tuluka ''' is a Congolese politician who is currently serving as [[Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|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 [[List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government|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> and took office 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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-'''Judith Tuluka Suminwa''' is a Congolese politician. She served as Minister of Planning in the [[Lukonde cabinet|Lukonde government]]. She was appointed as [[Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Prime Minister]] by President [[Félix Tshisekedi]] on 1 April 2024, becoming the first woman to serve in the role.<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}}</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}}</ref>
+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>
-Tuluka obtained a master's degree in applied economics at the [[Free University of Brussels (1834–1969)|Free University of Brussels]] and a diploma of additional studies in Work in developing countries.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
+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>
-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).{{cn|date=April 2024}}
+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).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=Judith Suminwa Tuluka profile: Former planning minister make history as DR Congo first female prime minister |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c4n591w59g8o |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=BBC News Pidgin}}</ref>
-Tuluka was appointed Minister of Planning in the [[Sama Lukonde]] government 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}}</ref>
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v t e Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (list)
Republic of the Congo (1960–1971)	Patrice Lumumba Joseph Iléo Albert Ndele Justin Bomboko Antoine Gizenga^‡ Joseph Iléo Cyrille Adoula Moïse Tshombe Évariste Kimba Léonard Mulamba
Republic of Zaire (1971–1997)	Mpinga Kasenda Bo-Boliko Lokonga Mihambo Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond N'singa Udjuu Ongwabeki Untubu Léon Kengo wa Dondo Mabi Mulumba Sambwa Pida Nbagui Léon Kengo wa Dondo Lunda Bululu Mulumba Lukoji Étienne Tshisekedi Bernardin Mungul Diaka Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond Étienne Tshisekedi Faustin Birindwa Léon Kengo wa Dondo Étienne Tshisekedi Likulia Bolongo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present)	Antoine Gizenga Adolphe Muzito Louis Alphonse Koyagialo^* Matata Ponyo Mapon Samy Badibanga Bruno Tshibala Sylvestre Ilunga Sama Lukonde Judith Suminwa
‡ Prime minister of the Free Republic of the Congo, in rebellion at Stanleyville, during the Congo Crisis. * Acting Prime Minister.