Prime Minister of Rwanda

This article lists the prime ministers of Rwanda since the formation of the post in 1961 to the present day.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda
Seal of Rwanda
Incumbent Édouard Ngirente since 30 August 2017
Style	Mr. Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Seat	Kigali
Appointer	President of Rwanda
Formation	28 January 1961 (1961-01-28)
First holder	Grégoire Kayibanda

A total of 11 people have served in the office. The incumbent prime minister is Édouard Ngirente, who took office on 30 August 2017.

List

№	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Ethnic affiliation	Political affiliation		President(s)
			Took office	Left office
Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi)
1	Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976)		28 January 1961	1 July 1962	Hutu		Parmehutu	Mbonyumutwa Himself
Republic of Rwanda (independent country)
Post abolished (1 July 1962 – 12 October 1991)
2	Sylvestre Nsanzimana (1936–)		12 October 1991	2 April 1992	Hutu		MRND	Habyarimana
3	Dismas Nsengiyaremye (1945–)		2 April 1992	18 July 1993	Hutu		MDR	Habyarimana
4	Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953–1994)		18 July 1993	7 April 1994 (assassinated.)	Hutu		MDR	Habyarimana
5	Jean Kambanda (1955–)		9 April 1994	19 July 1994 (ousted.)	Hutu		MDR	Sindikubwabo
6	Faustin Twagiramungu (1945–2023)		19 July 1994	31 August 1995	Hutu		MDR	Bizimungu
7	Pierre-Célestin Rwigema (1953–)		31 August 1995	8 March 2000	Hutu		MDR	Bizimungu
8	Bernard Makuza (1961–)		8 March 2000	7 August 2011	Hutu		MDR / Independent	Bizimungu Kagame
9	Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi (1961–)		7 October 2011	24 July 2014	Hutu		RPF	Kagame
10	Anastase Murekezi (1952–)		24 July 2014	30 August 2017	Hutu		PSD	Kagame
11	Édouard Ngirente (1973–)		30 August 2017	Incumbent	Hutu		PSD	Kagame