Augustin Matata Ponyo
| Augustin Matata Ponyo | |
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| Prime Minister of the Congo-Kinshasa | |
| Assumed office 18 April 2012 |
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| President | Joseph Kabila |
| Preceded by | Louis Alphonse Koyagialo (Acting) |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 21 February 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Adolphe Muzito Louis Alphonse Koyagialo (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Atanase Matenda |
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| Born | 5 June 1964 [1] Maniema, Congo-Léopoldville (now Congo-Kinshasa) |
| Political party | People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy |
| Alma mater | University of Kinshasa |
Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon (born 5 June 1964) is a Congolese political figure who has been Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since April 2012.[2] Previously he served as Minister of Finance from February 2010 to April 2012;[3][4] as Prime Minister, he retains responsibility for the finance portfolio.
Career
On 12 February 2012, while serving as Finance Minister, Ponyo was seriously injured in a plane crash near the town of Bukavu. Other victims of the crash included the ex-President Director General of OGEDEP (Office de Gestion de la Dette Publique) and national deputy for the district of Lukunga Oscar Dimageko Gema (who died two weeks after the crash), the roving ambassador of President Kabila and ex-minister of foreign affairs Antoine Ghonda (who survived), former Governor of Katanga Province and president Kabila's closest advisor, Augustin Katumba Mwanke (who died during the crash), and the governor of South Kivu, Marcellin Chishambo (who survived with a minor leg injury).[5] On 14 February 2012 it was reported that he had been flown to South Africa for treatment.[6]
On 18 April 2012 he was appointed as Prime Minister by President Joseph Kabila.[7]
References
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- ↑ CIA World Leaders, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- ↑ "Congo president names finance minister to PM job", Associated Press, 19 April 2012.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Finance 2010–present |
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of the Congo-Kinshasa 2012–present |
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| Republic of Zaire (1971–1997) |
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present) |
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