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Paula Ingabire
BornJanuary 24, 1983
NationalityRwandan
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Msc)
University of Rwanda - College of Science and Technology
Occupation(s)Minister of ICT and Innovation
Years active2008 — present
Known forTechnology and Politics
TitleMinister of ICT and Innovation in the Cabinet of Rwanda
SpouseSilvin Songa
Children3

Paula Ingabire is a Rwandan technology enthusiast and politician, who serves as the Minister of Information and communications technology and Innovation, in the Cabinet of Rwanda, since 18 October 2018.[1][2]

Before her current appointment, she was the Head of the Kigali Innovation City initiative. Prior to that, she held the position of Head of ICT at the Rwanda Development Board.[1][2][3]

She joined the reshuffled cabinet of President Paul Kagame who reduced the members of cabinet from 31 to 26. The cabinet is 50% women making Rwanda, with Ethiopia, the only two African countries with gender equality in their governments.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mwai, Collins (19 October 2018). "Kagame reshuffles Cabinet, women take up more slots". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b Jean de la Croix Tabaro (18 October 2018). "Rwanda Gets New 50-50 Gender Cabinet, Fewer Ministers". Kigali: KTPress Rwanda. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. ^ Jean Pierre Afadhali (21 May 2016). "Rwanda seeks investor for tech city". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/cabinet-reshuffle-twitter