Sylvestre Ilunga
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba (born 1947, Katanga Province, Belgian Congo) is a Congolese politician who was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2019, formally establishing his government in August 2019. He has had a long political career going back to the 1970s, having held a number of ministerial cabinet posts, and was previously a professor at the University of Kinshasa since 1979. Ilunga has also been the secretary general of Congo's national railway company.[1][2][3] He has a reputation as an experienced public servant and technocrat, as well as an ally of former President Joseph Kabila.[4][5][6]
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Sylvestre Ilunga | |
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Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
In office 7 September 2019 – 26 April 2021 | |
President | Félix Tshisekedi |
Preceded by | Bruno Tshibala |
Succeeded by | Sama Lukonde |
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Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Katanga Province, Belgian Congo (now Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
Alma mater | Lovanium University |
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