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In December 2011, he was named the Minister of Education,<ref name="About"/><ref name="World"/> serving in that capacity until July 2014, when he was named Minister of Natural Resources.<ref>{{cite web| date=July 31, 2014 | url=http://www.rema.gov.rw/index.php?id=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=140&cHash=f1c23e7ddf09fe4a9a06cb59bc9090dc | title=Dr. Vincent Biruta, new Minister of Natural Resources kicks off his duties | access-date=September 18, 2017 | author=REMA |location=Kigali |
In December 2011, he was named the Minister of Education,<ref name="About"/><ref name="World"/> serving in that capacity until July 2014, when he was named Minister of Natural Resources.<ref>{{cite web| date=July 31, 2014 | url=http://www.rema.gov.rw/index.php?id=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=140&cHash=f1c23e7ddf09fe4a9a06cb59bc9090dc | title=Dr. Vincent Biruta, new Minister of Natural Resources kicks off his duties | access-date=September 18, 2017 | author=REMA |location=Kigali |
publisher=Rwanda Environmental Management Agency (REMA)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chimpreports.com/25920-kagame-sacks-ministers-in-new-cabinet-reshuffle/ |title=Kagame Sacks Ministers in New Cabinet Reshuffle | date=July 24, 2014 | access-date=September 18, 2017 | author=Administrator |
publisher=Rwanda Environmental Management Agency (REMA)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chimpreports.com/25920-kagame-sacks-ministers-in-new-cabinet-reshuffle/ |title=Kagame Sacks Ministers in New Cabinet Reshuffle | date=July 24, 2014 | access-date=September 18, 2017 | author=Administrator |
publisher=Chimp Reports Uganda |location=Kampala}}</ref> He was appointed Minister of Natural resources on July 24, 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/77087/ | title=Full list of new Cabinet, As at 24 July 2014 | author=Times Reporter | location=Kigali | date=July 24, 2014 |access-date=September 18, 2017 | newspaper=[[New Times (Rwanda)]]}}</ref>
publisher=Chimp Reports Uganda |location=Kampala}}</ref>


He served as the Minister for Environment in the [[Cabinet of Rwanda|Rwandan cabinet]] from August 31, 2017<ref>{{cite web|date=August 31, 2017 |url=http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/219033/ | title=Rwanda gets new Cabinet, who is in?|access-date=September 18, 2017 |first=Felly |last=Kimenyi |newspaper=[[New Times (Rwanda)]] | location=Kigali}}</ref> until his appointment as Foreign Minister in 2019.


As foreign minister, Biruta agreed to implement the [[Rwanda asylum plan]] with [[British Government|British]] [[Home Secretary]] [[Priti Patel]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Easton |first=Mark |date=2022-04-14 |title=Rwanda asylum seekers: What does the UK's deal mean? |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61114542 |access-date=2022-04-16}}</ref>
As foreign minister, Biruta agreed to implement the [[Rwanda asylum plan]] with [[British Government|British]] [[Home Secretary]] [[Priti Patel]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Easton |first=Mark |date=2022-04-14 |title=Rwanda asylum seekers: What does the UK's deal mean? |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61114542 |access-date=2022-04-16}}</ref>

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Vincent Biruta
Biruta in March 2022
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 November 2019
PresidentPaul Kagame
Preceded byRichard Sezibera
Minister for Environment
In office
31 August 2017 – 4 November 2019
PresidentPaul Kagame
Minister of Natural Resources
In office
24 July 2014 – 31 August 2017
PresidentPaul Kagame
Minister of Education
In office
December 2011 – 24 July 2014
PresidentPaul Kagame
1st President of the Rwandan Senate
In office
23 August 2003 – 10 October 2011
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJean-Damascène Ntawukuriryayo
3rd President of the Transitional National Assembly
In office
19 January 2000 – 23 August 2003
Preceded byJoseph Sebarenzi
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of Public Services, Transport and Communications
In office
1999 – 19 January 2000
PresidentPasteur Bizimungu
Minister of Health
In office
1997–1999
PresidentPasteur Bizimungu
Personal details
Born (1958-07-19) July 19, 1958 (age 66)
Rwanda
Political partyPSD
Education
Occupation
  • Physician
  • politician

Vincent Biruta (born July 19, 1958) is a Rwandan physician and politician, who is serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, having been appointed in November 2019.[1] Previously, he served as the Minister for Environment in the Rwandan cabinet, since August 31, 2017.[2] Immediately prior to his appointment to the environment docket, he served as the Minister of Natural resources, since July 24, 2014.[3]

Background and education

He was born on 19th July 1958.[4] He is a trained physician. He also holds post-graduate qualifications in planning and management of health services in developing countries, obtained from Université libre de Bruxelles, in Belgium.[5]

Career

Dr. Biruta has a long civil services record in Rwanda, post the 1994 genocide. From 1997 until 1999, he served as the Minister of Health. From 1999 until 2000, he served as the Minister of Public Services, Transport and Communications.[5]

He was the President of the Transitional National Assembly from January 2000 until 2003. From August 2003, until October 2011, he was the first President of the Rwandan Senate, the upper chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Rwanda created in 2003.[5]

In December 2011, he was named the Minister of Education,[4][5] serving in that capacity until July 2014, when he was named Minister of Natural Resources.[6][7] He was appointed Minister of Natural resources on July 24, 2014.[8]


He served as the Minister for Environment in the Rwandan cabinet from August 31, 2017[9] until his appointment as Foreign Minister in 2019.

As foreign minister, Biruta agreed to implement the Rwanda asylum plan with British Home Secretary Priti Patel.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mwai, Collins (November 5, 2019). "Kagame names new cabinet ministers". New Times of Rwanda. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Kimenyi, Felly (August 31, 2017). "Rwanda gets new Cabinet, who is in?". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Times Reporter (July 24, 2014). "Full list of new Cabinet, As at 24 July 2014". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Munyaneza, James (December 12, 2011). "The hard work that awaits Dr. Vincent Biruta". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d WEF (2016). "Vincent Biruta: Minister of Natural resources, Government of Rwanda". Geneva: World Economic Forum (WEF). Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  6. ^ REMA (July 31, 2014). "Dr. Vincent Biruta, new Minister of Natural Resources kicks off his duties". Kigali: Rwanda Environmental Management Agency (REMA). Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Administrator (July 24, 2014). "Kagame Sacks Ministers in New Cabinet Reshuffle". Kampala: Chimp Reports Uganda. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Times Reporter (July 24, 2014). "Full list of new Cabinet, As at 24 July 2014". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  9. ^ Kimenyi, Felly (August 31, 2017). "Rwanda gets new Cabinet, who is in?". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  10. ^ Easton, Mark (April 14, 2022). "Rwanda asylum seekers: What does the UK's deal mean?". BBC News. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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