Édouard Ngirente

Édouard Ngirente (born 22 February 1973) is a Rwandan economist and politician. He is the former Prime Minister of Rwanda, from 30 August 2017 to 25 July 2025, having been appointed by the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.

== Background and education ==

Édouard Ngirente was born in Rwanda on February 22, 1973. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Louvain, Belgium (UCLouvain); a master's degree (MSc) in agricultural economics from UCLouvain, Belgium, a master's degree (MA) in financial risk management from Saint-Louis University, Brussels in Belgium; University certificate in statistics from UCLouvain; and a bachelor's degree in economics/international economics from the National University of Rwanda.

== Career ==

Prior to his appointment, he occupied different positions: senior advisor to the World Bank Executive Director (2017); advisor to the World Bank Executive Director (from 2011 to 2017); senior economic advisor to the Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning; director general of National Development Planning and Research in Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning; senior lecturer at the former National University of Rwanda (now University of Rwanda)...