Aminata Namasia

Aminata Namasia Bazego (born March 10, 1993 in Dingila) is a politician and member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Parliament, appointed Deputy Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education since April 2021.[1]

Aminata Namasia Bazego
Deputy Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Assumed office
April 26, 2021
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Prime MinisterJean-Michel Sama Lukonde
MajorityUnion Sacrée de la Nation (USN)
Founder of Aminata Namasia Foundation
Assumed office
2016
Member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Parliament
In office
December 30, 2018 – April 26, 2021
Personal details
Born (1993-03-10) March 10, 1993
Dingila, Bas-Uélé, DRC
NationalityCongolese (Congo-Kinshasa)
Political partyCongolese Party for Development (Parti Congolais pour le développement (PCD))
ResidenceKinshasa
Alma materProtestant University in the Congo
OccupationPolitician

Biography

Education

Aminata Namasia was born on March 10, 1993 in Dingila in the province of Bas-Uélé in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] She did her primary studies at the Golpas School Complex. In 2017, she obtained a diploma in monetary economics from the faculty of business administration and economics of the Protestant University in the Congo (UPC).[3][4]

Political career

Member of the Congolese Development Party, Aminata Namasia was elected national deputy in the constituency of Bambesa, in the province of Bas-Uélé, during the legislative elections of December 30, 2018 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5]

On December 8, 2020, following the fall of the Office of the National Assembly, in accordance with its internal regulations, the oldest deputy, accompanied by two youngest members of Parliament, took over the management of the Office, with the mission of organizing and electing a new bureau.[6][7] Aminata Namasia, the youngest sitting member of the lower house of the Congolese parliament alongside Gael Bussa, is appointed quaestor of the National Assembly.[4]

On April 12, 2021, she was appointed National Deputy Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde's cabinet.[8]

Aminata Namasia Foundation

Aminata Namasia is the founder of a foundation, named after her name, and whose head office is located in the territory of Bambesa in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[9] Created in 2016, the foundation's field of action is the education of young girls, the promotion of school cantina, the empowerment of women and the promotion of sport in rural areas.[9]

See also

References
  1. Rédaction, La (2021-04-12). "RDC : Voici la liste des 56 membres du Gouvernement Sama Lukonde! | Zoom Eco" (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  2. "Digitalcongo.net | L'âge de la plus jeune députée nationale Aminata Namasiya continue à faire polémique !". www.digitalcongo.net. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. Rédaction, La (2021-04-13). "RDC : Aminata Namasia, la plus jeune du Gouvernement Sama Lukonde! | Zoom Eco" (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  4. "Aminata Namasia : l'ascension de la plus jeune députée de la RDC (Portrait)". Actualite.cd (in French). 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  5. Iranzi, Fabrice (2019-01-31). "DRC: Aminata Namasia, 25, the youngest elected Member of Parliament". RegionWeek. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  6. Boechat, Geraldine. "DRC: The National Assembly holds an extraordinary session today – Medafrica Times". Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  7. "African youth call for policies on sexual reproductive health". People Daily. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  8. Ndungidi, Patrick (2021-04-13). "RDC : Aminata Namasia, 28 ans, la plus jeune ministre du nouveau gouvernement". African Shapers (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  9. "EPST: la Vice-Ministre Aminata Namasia lance l'atelier sur la mise en place du projet cantine scolaire en RDC". Politico.cd (in French). 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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