Anastase Murekezi | |
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Prime Minister of Rwanda | |
Assumed office 24 July 2014 |
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President | Paul Kagame |
Preceded by | Pierre Habumuremyi |
Personal details | |
Born |
Nyaruguru District, Ruanda-Urundi |
15 June 1952
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Marie Byukusenge |
Education | BSc Agricultural Engineering |
Alma mater | Catholic University of Louvain |
Anastase Murekezi (born June 15, 1952) is a Rwandan politician. He studied in Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare (GSOB) and went on to Louvain-La-Neuve University in Belgium to study agriculture. He was the minister of Public service and labor until 23 July 2014 when he was nominated by President Paul Kagame as the Prime Minister of Rwanda.
Anastase Murekezi is also a member of the Leadership Council of Compact2025, a partnership that develops and disseminates evidence-based advice to politicians and other decision-makers aimed at ending hunger and undernutrition in the coming 10 years.