Minister of Infrastructure, Public Works & Reconstruction, Democratic Republic of Congo
A graduate engineer in civil mechanics of the Polytechnic Faculty at the University of Kinshasa, 1987-1988, I have spent a good part of my career at Gécamines as a maintenance engineer and also in charge of the management of the electrical supply, medium, average and high voltage, where I has to climb up the levels up become the Division Director.
After being made redundant in 1998, I worked as an infrastructure and mining advisor in the Provincial Governor’s office. I later became the Administrator Technical Director of Gécamines from 2002 to 2008.
By this title I have been appointed as Administrator of National Company of Congo Railway «SNCC».
At the end of my term as Administrator Technical Director of Gécamines, I worked at the Board of Directors’ Representative Office at Gécamines.
I was appointed Provincial Minister for Infrastructure, Urban Planning, Transport and Energy in the Katanga Provincial Government in 2007; Minister for Infrastructure, Public Works and Reconstruction in 2010; Minister of Spatial Planning, Urban Development, Housing, Infrastructure, Public Works and Reconstruction in 2012; before exercising the functions entrusted to me as Minister for infrastructure and Public Works.
In this capacity, I have carried out several missions in the provinces in order to experience and monitor the progress and realities of the environment in which these projects were later developed.
I have a passion for reading, especially works dealing with issues related to the development of the least developed countries.
Education
1989: Civil Engineer,
Faculty of Polytechnics, University of Kinshasa;
Qualification: Civil Engineer Mechanic
1975-1981: High School (General Mechanic)
Experience
December 2014 – now: Minister for Infrastructure & Publics Works
May 2012 – December 2014: Minister in Charge of Spatial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing, Infrastructure, Public Works and Reconstruction
February 2010 – April 2012: Minister for Infrastructure, Publics Works and Reconstruction
May 2007 – February 2010: Provincial Minister in Charge of Infrastructure, Urban Planning, Transport and Energy/Katanga
February 2006 – January 2007: Director in Charge of the Representative Office of Council Administration at Kinshasa/Gécamines
August 2002 – January 2006: Administrator Technical Director at Gécamines
From 1998 – September 2001: Governor Advisor in Charge of Infrastructure and Mining/Katanga
August 1989 – May 1998: Senior Engineer at Gécamines
Additional Career-Based Training
Training in Management at Gécamines.
Participation in several seminars organized by the Institutions of Bretton Wood in good governance.
Participation in several seminars on sustainable development.
Political Activities
Member of PPRD (People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy, Majority Political Party) since 2003.
Languages
French, Swahili, English, Lingala.