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Anastase Murekezi

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Anastase Murekezi
10th Prime Minister of Rwanda
In office
24 July 2014 – 30 August 2017
PresidentPaul Kagame
Preceded byPierre-Damien Habumuremyi
Succeeded byEdouard Ngirente
Personal details
Born (1952-06-15) 15 June 1952 (age 72)
Nyaruguru District, Rwanda
Political partySocial Democratic Party
SpouseMarie Byukusenge
EducationCatholic University of Louvain (BSc)

Anastase Murekezi (born 15 June 1952) is a Rwandan politician. He studied in Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare (GSOB) and went on to the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium to study agriculture. He was the Minister of Public Service and Labor until 23 July 2014 when he became Prime Minister of Rwanda, serving until 2017.[1] From 2017-2020, he served as Ombudsman of Rwanda.

International associations

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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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Kagame sacks prime minister, cabinet reshuffle expected". New Vision. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ Leadership Council members from the website of the Compact 2025 partnership
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Rwanda
2014–2017
Succeeded by