The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the Cabinet, is the junior institution in the executive branch of the central authority governing the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the senior institution being the President of the Republic. The President is the head of state whereas the Prime Minister is the head of government.
Description Under Article 90 of the Constitution of the Third Republic, or the unofficial English translation the government is composed of the Prime Minister, of ministers, of deputy ministers; and as the case may be, of deputy prime ministers, of ministers of state, and of minister delegates. The number of these ministers vary from one government to the next.
The government is headed by the Prime Minister, appointed by the President, from the political party, the group or the coalition that holds the majority of seats in the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament.
The government is the effective executive arm of the state, in charge of all the country's main administration, in all the domains reserved to the central government by the constitution, and in all the domains in which the central government has concurrent jurisdiction with the provinces.
The government is accountable to the Parliament. Any individual member of the government, as well the entire government, can be censored by its lower-chamber, the National Assembly, through the vote of a motion of censure, or a motion of no-confidence. When the Prime minister is censured, the entire government is asked to step down.Article 147 of the Constitution
Current government The current government is the Suminwa government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Judith Suminwa. Suminwa assumed office on 12 June 2024, and her cabinet was announced on 29 May 2024.
Governments since 2003 Government Start Date End DateTransitional Government1 July 200331 December 2006First Gizenga government30 December 200625 November 2007Second Gizenga government25 November 200710 October 2008First Muzito government26 October 200819 February 2010Second Muzito government19 February 201011 September 2011Third Muzito government11 September 20116 March 2012Matata government6 March 20127 December 2014Second Matata government7 December 201414 November 2016Badibanga government19 December 20169 May 2017Tshibala government9 May 20176 September 2019Ilunga government6 September 201926 April 2021Lukonde government26 April 202112 June 2024Suminwa government12 June 2024Present
See also Heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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External links https://www.presidence.cd/
(Much of this page is translated from the French Wikipedia version of this article)