DRC: Lineup of New and Smaller Cabinet

The new government of the DRC was officially announced in a communiqué

from Kabila's chief of staff read on state-owned RTNC radio and TV

channel in the evening of Saturday, April 28.



Five observations right off the bat:



1) the new government is smaller than the previous one (36 vs. 46);



2) Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo hoards his previous Finance

Ministry portfolio;



3) Lambert Mende Omalanga returns as Information Minister;



4) the injection of new blood in critical ministries; and



5) Six women feature in the new government as ministers and vice-ministers:



Here's the lineup of the new cabinet:



1. Daniel MUKOKO SAMBA, Deputy Prime Minister and Budget Minister;



2. Alexandre LUBA TAMBU, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense

and Veterans;



3. Raymond TSHIBANDA, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International and

Regional Cooperation, and Francophony;



4. Richard MUYEJ MANGEZ, Minister of the Interior, Security,

Decentralization, and Customary Affairs;



5. Ms. Wivine MUMBA MATIPA, Minister of Justice and Human Rights;



6. Lambert MENDE, Minister of Media, in charge of Relations with

Parliament, and Initiation to new citizenship;



7. Célestin VUNABANDI, Minister of Planning and Follow-up of

Implementation of Modernity Revolution;



8. Ms. Louise MUNGA, Portfolio Minister;



9. Jean-Paul NEMOYATO, Minister of Economy and Commerce;



10. Fridolin KASWESHI, Minister of Town and Country Planning and

Habitat, Infrastructures, Public Works, and Reconstruction;



11. Justin KALUMBA Mwana Ngongo, Minister of Transportation and Thoroughfares;



12. Bavon NSAMPUTU, Minister of Environment, Conservation of Nature,

and Tourism;



13. Martin KABWELULU, Mining Minister;



14. Bruno KAPANJI, Minister of Water Resources and Electricity;



15. Crispin ATAMA TABE, Oil Minister;



16. Remy MUSUNGAY, Minister of Industry, and Small and Medium-sized

Enterprises;



17. Tryphon KIN-KIEY MULUMBA, Minister of Postal Services,

Telecommunications, and New Information Technologies;



18. Modeste BAHATI, Minister of Employment, Labor, and Social Security;



19. Félix KABANGE Numbi, Public Health Minister;



20. TSHEBO LOTIMA, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research;



21. Maker MWANGU, Minister of Primary, Secondary and Vocational Education;



22. Jean-Chrysostome WAMITI, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;



23. Robert MBWINGA, Minister of Land Affairs;



24. Charles NAWEJ, Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action,

and National Solidarity;



25. Ms. Géneviève INAGOSI, Minister of Gender, Family and Child;



26. Jean-Claude KIBALA, Minister of Civil Service;



27. BANZA MUKALAY, Minister of Youth, Sports, Culture and Arts;



28. Patrice KITEBI, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, in charge

of Finances;



29. TUNDA Ya KASENDE, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs;



30. Bismass Emile MANGBEGU SWANA, Vice-Minister of International and

Regional cooperation;



31. Egide NGOKOSO, Vice-Minister of Decentralization and Customary Affairs;



32. Ms. SAKINA BINTI, Vice-Minister of Human Rights;



33. Sadock BIGANZA, Vice-Minister of Planning;



34. Roger SHULUNGU, Vice-Minister of Finances;



35. Ms. ABUYUWE ISSA, Vice-Minister of Budget; and



36. Ms. Maguy RWAKABUBA, Vice-Minister of Primary, Secondary and

Vocational Education.