President Joseph Kabila Education University of Kinshasa Name Augustin Ponyo | Preceded by Atanase Matenda | |
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Preceded by Louis Alphonse Koyagialo (Acting) Born 5 June 1964 (age 60)
Maniema, Congo-Leopoldville
(now Congo-Kinshasa) ( 1964-06-05 ) Political party People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy Role Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Party People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy Office Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2012 | ||
Alma mater University of Kinshasa | ||
Meeting with the prime minister of the democratic republic of congo augustin matata ponyo
Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon (born 5 June 1964) is a Congolese political figure who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from April 2012 to November 2016. Previously he served as Minister of Finance from February 2010 to April 2012; as Prime Minister, he retained responsibility for the finance portfolio.
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- Meeting with the prime minister of the democratic republic of congo augustin matata ponyo
- Entretien avec le premier ministre augustin matata ponyo du 24 oct 2012
- Career
- References
Entretien avec le premier ministre augustin matata ponyo du 24 oct 2012
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 former 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). On 14 February 2012 it was reported that he had been flown to South Africa for treatment.
On 18 April 2012 he was appointed as Prime Minister by President Joseph Kabila.
He visited Beni after the massacre there, and was booed by hundreds of people. Violent protests then broke out which resulted in the deaths of three people.
He resigned as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 November 2016, as part of a African Union-backed national dialogue framework agreement which specifies an opposition leader takes the position of Prime Minister.