Aimé Ngoy Mukena

Aimé Ngoy Mukena
Minister of Defence and Veterans' Affairs
Assumed office
8 December 2014
President Joseph Kabila
Preceded by Alexandre Luba Ntambo
Member of the National Assembly
In office
2006–2011
Governor of Katanga Province
In office
2001–2004
Preceded by Augustin Katumba Mwanke
Succeeded by Urbain Kisula Ngoieh2ugeldje
Personal details
Nationality Congolese
Political party People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy
Alma mater University of Lausanne
Profession Professor of Political Philosophy, Politician

Aimé Ngoy Mukena is a political figure from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who has served as Minister of Defence and Veterans' Affairs since 2014[1] under President Joseph Kabila. He is a founding member of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy(PPRD),[2] and served as its Executive Secretary in charge of interior and decentralization.[3]

Mukena studied Political Philosophy at the University of Lausanne. Ethic, Theology and Human Resources Management at the University of Geneva,[4] and African Linguistics at ISP Lubumbashi. His past offices included Governor of Katanga (2001-2004), member of the national assembly (2006-2011), member of the boards of director at SNCC (2011). He is professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Early life and education

Aimé Ngoy Mukena was born in Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province. He received a PhD in Political Philosophy from the University of Lausanne in 1999,[5] and a Post-graduate degree in Theology, Ethics and Human Resources Management at the University of Geneva.[6] He also received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and African linguistics at ISP-Lubumbashi [7]

Career

Mukena worked successively at Gécamines, a mining company located in the Southern province of Katanga,[8] the Fondation des Oliviers, the University of Lausanne and the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Geneva.[9] Upon his return to the Congo, he worked as Member of the Constituent and Legislative Assembly in the Transitional Parliament in 2000 and later worked as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Régie des Voies Aériennes de la République Démocratique du Congo (RVA).[10] Between 2001 and 2004, Mukena served as governor of the Province of Katanga.[11] In the 2006 general elections, he was elected member of the Congolese National assembly for a five-year term, ending in 2011.[12] In September 2011, he was appointed as member of the boards of directors of the Société nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo.[13] On 8 December 2014, he was appointed as Minister of Defense and Veterans affairs in the new government. Aside from his political career, he also teaches philosophy and history of political and economic thought at the University of Lubumbashi.

Published work

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-08/congo-president-joseph-kabila-names-new-government-in-shake-up.html
  2. ↑ http://www.idcpc.org.cn/english/reports/2008/080718-2.htm
  3. ↑ http://afrikarabia.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/EXECUTIF-PPRD.pdf
  4. ↑ http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002061215.html
  5. ↑ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0JAo0d0Ns2gJ:www.didactibook.com/extract/show/240693+&cd=10&hl=nl&ct=clnk&gl=nl&client=safari
  6. ↑ http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002061215.html
  7. ↑ http://ir.nmu.org.ua/bitstream/handle/123456789/118484/60a35343945d1bdbcc26f42da5e587c0.pdf?sequence=1
  8. ↑ http://ir.nmu.org.ua/bitstream/handle/123456789/118484/60a35343945d1bdbcc26f42da5e587c0.pdf?sequence=1
  9. ↑ http://ir.nmu.org.ua/bitstream/handle/123456789/118484/60a35343945d1bdbcc26f42da5e587c0.pdf?sequence=1
  10. ↑ http://ir.nmu.org.ua/bitstream/handle/123456789/118484/60a35343945d1bdbcc26f42da5e587c0.pdf?sequence=1
  11. ↑ http://www.africafederation.net/Katanga_Political.htm
  12. ↑ Members of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2006–11
  13. ↑ http://sncc.cd/page-d-exemple/gouvernance
  14. ↑ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0JAo0d0Ns2gJ:www.didactibook.com/extract/show/240693+&cd=10&hl=nl&ct=clnk&gl=nl&client=safari
  15. ↑ http://www.bib.unilu.ac.cd/catalogue/index.php?lvl=author_see&id=9371
  16. ↑ http://www.africamuseum.be/research/libraries/contemporary_history/reference/19227/africa_museum
  17. ↑ http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ClassifyDemo?owi=474232086
  18. ↑ http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ClassifyDemo?owi=103576346
  19. ↑ http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ClassifyDemo?owi=46543742
  20. ↑ http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ClassifyDemo?owi=46379227
  21. ↑ http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ClassifyDemo?owi=1833430773
  22. ↑ http://biblio.critaoi.auf.org/180/01/Microsoft_Word_-_Les_actes_du_colloque_de_Lubumbashi2.pdf
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