Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita
Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Defense | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2024 | |
| President | Félix Tshisekedi |
| Prime Minister | Judith Suminwa Tuluka |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Bemba |
| Member of the National Assembly from Tshilenge | |
| Assumed office 12 February 2024 | |
| Director General of the Official Journal of the DRC | |
| Assumed office 6 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Marie Walle Lufungula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1964 Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental, Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) |
| Nationality |  Congolese |
| Political party | Union for Democracy and Social Progress |
| Alma mater | University of Kinshasa |
| Occupation | Politician |
Guy Kabombo Muadiamvitaet Mireille Malengele Kuzoma (born 14 May 1964[1]) is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Defense since 12 June 2024.[2] He served as the director general of the Official Journal of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita was born 14 May 1964 in Mbuji-Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental.[1][4]
He attended primary and secondary school in Mwene-Ditu. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences from the l'Institut Facultaire de Développement (IFAD).[5] He has an advanced studies diploma (DEA) in public law from the University of Kinshasa.[5] He has some medical training from l'Institut de formation en soins infirmiers (IFSI) Tenon Débrousse (AP-HP) in Paris.[5]
Political career
[edit]In his youth he served as a party activist from Mwene-Ditu with the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS).[5] He helped popularise the influential December 1980 Lettre des 13 parlementaires (Letter of the 13 parliamentarians) which denounced the dictatorship of Mobutu Sese Seko.[6][5] He served as the youth mobilization leader and president of UDPS party in France.[5]
National Assembly
[edit]He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2011 Democratic Republic of the Congo parliamentary election for the Mwene-Ditu district.[7] Since Étienne Tshisekedi objected to the results of the election, he did not take his seat.
He was elected again to the National Assembly in the 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election for the Tshilenge District in Kasaï-Oriental. He took office on 12 February 2024.[8][9] He is reported to be a friend and confidant of Félix Tshisekedi.[10]
Official Journal of the DRC
[edit]On 21 November 2019 he was made the acting Director General of the Official Journal of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (JORDC). On 6 December 2019, his appointment was made official.[5][11][12]
Defense minister
[edit]He was appointed to the defense minister position on 28 May 2024 as part of the Suminwa cabinet.[2] He succeeds Jean-Pierre Bemba who was shuffled into the transportation minister position.[13] His appointment comes shortly after the 2024 coup attempt and during the ongoing hostilities facing the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.[2][14]
Personal life
[edit]He is married with five children.[5]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Elections des Sénateurs - Listes Définitives - KASAI ORIENTAL". www.ceni.cd (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "DRC president forms new government". Voice of America. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Jordc - Acueil". www.journalofficiel.cd. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Guy Muadiamvita, nouveau ministre de la Défense : 35 ans de combat politique au sein de l'UDPS". Radio Okapi (in French). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Guy Kabombo prend ses fonctions au Journal officiel". AfricaNews RDC (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "30 Décembre 1980-30 Décembre 2021: hommage aux 13 parlementaires, auteurs de la lettre de 52 pages adressée au Président Mobutu – Groupe de presse | CNTV | TRF | La Tempête des Tropiques" (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "RDC Commission Electorale Nationale Independante: Elections des Deputes Nationaux de 2011 Resultats Provisoires" (PDF). Commission Electorale Nationale Independante. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Talatala. "Guy Kabombo Mwadiamvita". talatala.cd. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Press, MediaCongo (22 January 2024). "Législatives provinciales : Nicolas Kazadi, Ngoyi Kasanji, Guy Kabombo et Julie Kalenga parmi les 22 élus du Kasaï-Oriental - MediaCongo Press" (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "RDC : du prétoire au pouvoir, les réseaux de Dieudonné Kaluba, le plus influent des juges - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Potentiel, Le (14 January 2021). "Présidence : Le Journal officiel de la RDC en atelier de rationalisation de son cadre et ses structures organiques". LePotentiel (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Actualité | Guy Kabombo est entré en fonction comme directeur général du Journal officiel de la RDC | mediacongo.net". www.mediacongo.net. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "DR Congo unveils long-awaited new gov't-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 June 2024.