Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi (born 20 February 1961) is a

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n politician who served as

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from 7 October 2011 until 24 July 2014. He previously served as

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from May 2011 to October 2011.

Early life

Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi was born in 1961 in Ruhondo,

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. He studied in a number of countries, including the

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, and

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. He obtained a

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in sociology, before completing his post-graduation at the

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in 1993. He then completed M.Sc. in

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from the Panthéon-Assas University in 2003. He earned a Ph.D. in political science from the

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in 2011.

Career

Pierre Habumuremyi started his career as an academic, serving as the assistant professor at the

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from 1993 to 1999, and also served as a lecturer at the Kigali Independent University and the Kigali Lay Adventist University during 1997-1999. During this period, he also worked as a project coordinator at German Technical Assistance programme (GTZ Kigali) during 1995-1997 and a Senior Project Manager for the

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during 1997-2000. From 2000 to 2003, he was the Deputy Executive Secretary of the National Electoral Commission of Rwanda, after which he served as the Executive Secretary until 2008. Habumuremyi was elected as one of Rwanda's nine representatives in the

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on 11 May 2008. He was succeeded as Executive Secretary of the National Electoral Commission by Charles Munyaneza in July 2008. Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi was subsequently appointed to the Rwandan government as minister of education in May 2011, replacing Charles Murigande. He was appointed as prime minister on 6 October 2011. His appointment came as a surprise, given his relatively low profile on the political scene. He was succeeded by Anastase Murekezi on 23 July 2014. He has written a book ''The Political integration in Rwanda after the 1994 genocide: Utopia or Reality'', which was published by the Palotti Press, Kigali, in 2008.

References

External links

Office of the Prime Minister websiteProfile on Open Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Habumuremyi, Pierre-Damien 1959 births Living people People from Musanze District Hutu people category:Rwandan Patriotic Front politicians Prime ministers of Rwanda Members of the East African Legislative Assembly Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni Education ministers of Rwanda 21st-century Rwandan politicians