Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This article is about the collective executive of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For the entire governing system of the Congo, see Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For the current government, see Suminwa cabinet.

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gouvernement de la république démocratique du Congo
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Overview
Established18 February 2006 (Third Republic)
State DR Congo
LeaderPrime Minister
Appointed byPresident of the Republic
Main organCouncil of Ministers
Responsible toNational Assembly
HeadquartersSecrétariat Général à la Primature, Kinshasa
Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the Cabinet, is the junior institution in the executive branch of the central authority governing the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the senior institution being the President of the Republic. The President is the head of state whereas the Prime Minister is the head of government.

Description

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Under Article 90 of the Constitution of the Third Republic,[1][2] the government is composed of the Prime Minister, of ministers, of deputy ministers; and as the case may be, of deputy prime ministers, of ministers of state, and of minister delegates. The number of these ministers vary from one government to the next.

The government is headed by the Prime Minister, appointed by the President, from the political party, the group or the coalition that holds the majority of seats in the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament..

The government is the effective executive arm of the state, in charge of all the country's main administration, in all the domains reserved to the central government by the constitution, and in all the domains in which the central government has concurrent jurisdiction with the provinces.

The government is accountable to the Parliament. Any individual member of the government, as well the entire government, can be censored by its lower-chamber, the National Assembly, through the vote of a motion of censure, or a motion of no-confidence. When the Prime minister is censured, the entire government is asked to step down.[3]

Current government

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The current government is the Suminwa government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Judith Suminwa. Suminwa assumed office on 12 June 2024,[4] and her cabinet was announced on 29 May 2024.[5]

Governments since 2003

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See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Constitution de la Republique Democratique du Congo" [The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo] (PDF). LEGANET.CD (in French). 20 January 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 2005 (rev. 2011)". Constitute. Translated by Ruchti, Jefri J. Retrieved 15 July 2024.—unofficial English translation of the Constitution
  3. ^ Article 147 of the Constitution
  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. ^ "DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government". Al Jazeera. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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Official sites

Other sites

Gizenga Government

(Much of this page is translated from the French Wikipedia version of this article)

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