Rwanda

Leaders and Cabinet Members

President
Paul Kagame
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  • male
  • born 1957-10-23
  • in office since 2000-04-22
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Prime Minister
Justin Nsengiyumva
  • male
  • born 1971-10-10
  • in office since 2025-07-23
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Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources
Telesphore Ndabamenye
  • male
  • in office since 2025-12-01
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Minister in charge of Cabinet Affairs
Ines Mpambara
  • female
  • in office since 2020-03
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Minister of Defence
Juvenal Marizamunda
  • male
  • born 1965-12-02
  • in office since 2023-06-06
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Minister of Education
Joseph Nsengimana
  • male
  • in office since 2024-09-11
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Minister in charge of Emergency Management
Albert Murasira
  • male
  • born 1962-11-11
  • in office since 2023-08-22
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Minister of Environment
Bernadette Arakwiye
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  • female
  • in office since 2025-07-24
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Minister of Finance and Economic Planning
Yusuf Murangwa
  • male
  • in office since 2024-06-14
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Olivier Nduhungirehe
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  • male
  • born 1975-09-13
  • in office since 2024-06-14
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Minister of Gender and Family Promotion
Consolée Uwimana
  • female
  • born 1970-12-31
  • in office since 2024-06-14
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Minister of Health
Sabin Nsanzimana
  • male
  • in office since 2022-11-28
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Minister of ICT and Innovation
Paula Ingabire
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  • female
  • born 1983-01-24
  • in office since 2018-10-18
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Minister of Infrastructure
Damien Murwanashyaka
  • in office since 2026-06-10
Minister of the Interior
Vincent Biruta
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  • male
  • born 1958-07-19
  • in office since 2024-06-14
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Minister of Justice
Emmanuel Ugirashebuja
  • male
  • in office since 2021-09-17
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Minister of Local Government
Dominique Habimana
  • male
  • in office since 2025-07-24
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Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement
Jean-Damascène Bizimana
  • male
  • born 1958
  • in office since 2021-08-31
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Minister of Public Service and Labor
Judith Uwizeye
  • female
  • born 1979-08-20
  • in office since 2026-06-10
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Minister of Sports
Nelly Mukazayire
  • female
  • born 1982
  • in office since 2024-12-24
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Minister of Trade and Industry
Antoine-Marie Kajangwe
  • in office since 2026-06-10
Minister of Youth and Culture
Abdallah Utumatwishima
  • male
  • in office since 2023-03-25
CEO of Rwanda Development Board
Jean-Guy Afrika
  • in office since 2025-01-13
President of the Senate
François-Xavier Kalinda
  • male
  • born 1962-05-30
  • in office since 2023-01-09
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President of the Chamber of Deputies
Gertrude Kazarwa
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  • female
  • born 1964-12-28
  • in office since 2024-08-14
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Chief of Defence Staff
Jean Bosco Kazura
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  • male
  • born 1963
  • in office since 2019-11-04
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Governor of the National Bank
John Rwangombwa
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  • male
  • in office since 2013-02-25
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Mayor of Kigali
Samuel Dusengiyumva
  • male
  • born 1981
  • in office since 2023-12-15
  • Wikipedia Wikidata

The last change to this list was on June 10, 2026. This information is believed to be up-to-date based on ongoing scanning of relevant sources, but sometimes changes are missed, so if anything seems incorrect, inaccurate, or out-of-date, or if you would like to see other significant positions included here, please get in touch.