| Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda | |
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| Minisitiri w’Intebe wa Repubulika y'u Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Rwanda (Swahili) Premier ministre de la République du Rwanda (French) | |
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since 25 July 2025 | |
| Style | Mr. Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) The Right Honourable(honorific prefix) |
| Type | Head of government |
| Seat | Kigali |
| Appointer | President of Rwanda |
| Formation | 28 January 1961; 64 years ago (1961-01-28) |
| First holder | Grégoire Kayibanda |
| Website | https://www.primature.gov.rw/ |
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United Nations in Rwanda |
Theprime minister of Rwanda is thehead of government of the Republic of Rwanda. The prime minister is appointed by thepresident, along with other ministers in theCabinet. A total of 12 people have served in the office. The incumbent prime minister isJustin Nsengiyumva, who took office on 25 July 2025.[1]
The Prime Minister’s Office is entrusted with assisting the prime minister in the implementation of national policies.
This lists the prime ministers ofRwanda since the formation of the post in 1961 (during theRwandan Revolution), to the present day.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | President(s) | ||||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| Republic of Rwanda(part ofRuanda-Urundi) | ||||||||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976) | 28 January 1961 | 1 July 1962 | 1 year, 154 days | Hutu | Parmehutu | Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1961) | ||
| Himself (1961–1973) | ||||||||||
| Republic of Rwanda(independent country) | ||||||||||
| Post abolished (1 July 1962 – 12 October 1991) | ||||||||||
| 2 |  | Sylvestre Nsanzimana (1936–1999) | 12 October 1991 | 2 April 1992 | 173 days | Hutu | MRND | Juvénal Habyarimana.jpg) (1973–1994) | ||
| 3 | | Dismas Nsengiyaremye (born 1945) | 2 April 1992 | 18 July 1993 | 1 year, 107 days | Hutu | MDR | |||
| 4 | | Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953–1994) | 18 July 1993 | 7 April 1994 (assassinated.) [a] | 263 days | Hutu | MDR | |||
| 5 | | Jean Kambanda (born 1955) | 9 April 1994 | 19 July 1994 (ousted.) [b] | 101 days | Hutu | MDR | Théodore Sindikubwabo (1994) | ||
| 6 |  | Faustin Twagiramungu (1945–2023) | 19 July 1994 | 31 August 1995 | 1 year, 43 days | Hutu | MDR | Pasteur Bizimungu.jpg) (1994–2000) | ||
| 7 | .jpg) | Pierre-Célestin Rwigema (born 1953) | 31 August 1995 | 8 March 2000 | 4 years, 190 days | Hutu | MDR | |||
| 8 |  | Bernard Makuza (born 1961) | 8 March 2000 | 7 October 2011 | 11 years, 213 days | MDR / Independent | ||||
Paul Kagame (2000–present) | ||||||||||
| 9 |  | Pierre Habumuremyi (born 1961) | 7 October 2011 | 24 July 2014 | 2 years, 290 days | RPF | ||||
| 10 |  | Anastase Murekezi (born 1952) | 24 July 2014 | 30 August 2017 | 3 years, 37 days | PSD | ||||
| 11 |  | Édouard Ngirente (born 1973) | 30 August 2017 | 25 July 2025 | 7 years, 327 days | PSD | ||||
| 12 | | Justin Nsengiyumva (born 1970/1971) | 25 July 2025 | Incumbent | 93 days | PSD | ||||
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