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Judith Suminwa

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Judith Tuluka
Tuluka receiving rice donation from Japan in 2023
Next Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Preceded bySama Lukonde
Personal details
Born (1967-10-19) 19 October 1967 (age 56)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Political partyUDPS
Alma materFree University of Brussels

Judith Tuluka Suminwa 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] She does not take office until her government is approved by the National Assembly.[3] Previous to her nomination she was Minister of Planning in the Lukonde government.

Tuluka obtained a master's degree in applied economics at the Free University of Brussels and a diploma of additional studies in Work in developing countries.[citation needed]

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).[citation needed]

Tuluka was appointed Minister of Planning in the Sama Lukonde government on 24 March 2023.[4]

References

  1. ^ "RDC : Judith Suminwa Tuluka nommée Première ministre". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Congo Appoints Judith Tuluka Suminwa as New Prime Minister". Bloomberg.com. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "EcoNews: « Après les "Warriors" de Sama : Bientôt le Gouvernement de "compétence professionnelle" ! »". Radio Okapi (in French). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ "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. Retrieved 1 April 2024.