Edda Mukabagwiza

Edda Mukabagwiza
Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
2018
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
2013
High Commissioner of Rwanda to Canada and Cuba
In office
2007–2013
Minister of Justice
In office
2003–2006
Personal details
Born1968 (age 57–58)
Rwanda
PartyRwandan Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi)
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand
OccupationPolitician, diplomat

Edda Mukabagwiza (born 1968)[1] is a Rwandan politician and former diplomat. Since 2013, she has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies in the Parliament of Rwanda.[1]

Mukabagwiza previously held the role of Minister of Justice in the Government of Rwanda (2003–2006), and was High Commissioner and Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to Canada and Cuba (2007–2013).[1][2][3]

She was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2013, and was re-elected in 2018.[1] She is a member of the RPF-Inkotanyi party.[1] In 2018, the Chamber of Deputies elected her Deputy Speaker in charge of Government Oversight and Legislation.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "MPs Profile 2018-2023". Republic of Rwanda Parliament. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  2. ^ "President names new cabinet". The New Humanitarian (in French). 2003-10-20. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. ^ Munyeneza, James (2007-01-24). "Rwanda: Ambassadors reshuffled, Mukabagwiza lands job". The New Times | allAfrica. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  4. ^ "Mukabalisa re-elected Speaker of Parliament". The New Times. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.