Cabinet of Rwanda


The Cabinet of Rwanda consists of the Prime Minister, Ministers, Ministers of State and other members nominated by the President. Members of Cabinet are selected from political organisations based on the number of seats they hold in the Chamber of Deputies, but members of Cabinet cannot themselves belong to the Chamber.

Gender balance

The cabinet in 2018 is 50% women making Rwanda, with Ethiopia, the only two African countries with gender equality in their governments. President Paul Kagame reduced the number of cabinet members from 31 to 26 in October 2018.

Members of Cabinet

OfficeMinistryIncumbentDate of entry into office
PresidentOffice of the President of RwandaPaul KagameMarch 2000
Prime MinisterOPMEdouard NgirenteAugust 2017
Minister of Local GovernmentMinalocAnastase ShyakaOctober 2018
Minister of Agriculture and Animal ResourcesMinagriGérardine MukeshimanaJuly 2014
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International CooperationMinaffetVincent BirutaNovember 2019
Minister of Finance and Economic PlanningMinecofinUzziel NdagijimanaApril 2018
Minister of DefenceMODMaj. Gen. Albert MurasiraOctober 2018
Minister of Justice and Attorney-GeneralMinijustJohnston BusingyeMay 2013
Minister of HealthMOHDaniel NgamijeFebruary 2020
Minister in the Office of the PresidentMinipresirepJudith UwizeyeAugust 2017
Minister of Cabinet AffairsMinicaafInès MpambaraFebruary 2020
Minister of Trade and IndustryMinicomSoraya HakuziyaremyeOctober 2018
Minister of EducationMineducValentine UwamariyaFebruary 2020
Minister of InfrastructureMininfraClaver GateteApril 2018
Minister for EnvironmentMoEJeanne d'Arc MujawamariyaAugust 2017
Minister of SportsMinisportsAurore Mimosa MunyangajuNovember 2019
Minister of ICT & InnovationMinictPaula IngabireOctober 2018
Minister of YouthMiniyouthRosemary MbabaziAugust 2017
Minister of Public Service and LabourMifotraFanfan Rwanyindo KayirangwaAugust 2017
Minister of Gender and Family PromotionMigeprofJeannette BayisengeFebruary 2020
Minister of Emergency ManagementMinemaMarie-Solange KayisireFebruary 2018
Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Development BoardRDBClare AkamanziFebruary 2017
Permanent Representative to the United NationsMinaffetValentine RugwabizaOctober 2016

Ministers of State

OfficeIncumbentDate of entry into office
Minister of State for Agriculture Fulgence Nsengiyumva2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth and Culture Edouard BamporikiNovember 05, 2019
Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education Gaspard TwagirayezuFebruary 2020
Minister of State for Local Government Responsible for Social Affairs Ignancienne NyirarukundoNovember 05, 2019
Minister of State for Justice Responsible for Constitutional Affairs Solina NyirahabimanaFebruary 2020
Minister of State for Infrastructure responsible for Energy and Water TBAOctober 2018
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and EAC affairs Manasseh NshutiMay 2020
Minister of State for Infrastructure in charge of Transportation TBAAugust 2017
Minister of State for Health in charge of Public Health and Primary Healthcare Tharcisse MpungaFebruary 2020
Minister of State for Finance in charge of Economic Planning Claudine Uwera24 July 2014
Minister of State for Finance in charge of National Treasury Richard TusabeFebruary 2020
Minister of State for Education responsible for ICT & TVET Claudette IrereFebruary 2020