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Ambassador Claver Gatete | |
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| Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2023 | |
| Appointed by | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Vera Songwe |
| Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations | |
| In office 28 March 2022 – 6 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Valentine Rugwabiza |
| Minister of Infrastructure | |
| In office 6 April 2018 – 28 March 2022 | |
| President | Paul Kagame |
| Preceded by | Musoni James |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Nsabimana |
| Minister of Finance and Economic Planning | |
| In office 26 February 2013 – 6 April 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Uzziel Ndagijimana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1962 Mbarara, Uganda |
| Citizenship | Rwandan |
| Nationality | Rwanda |
| Residence | Kigali |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia (BSc, MSc) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
| Cabinet | Cabinet of Rwanda |
| Portfolio | Infrastructure |
Claver Gatete (born 23 May 1962) is a Rwandan politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa since 2023.[1]
From 2022 to 2023, Gatete was Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.[2] He previously served as the Minister of Infrastructure in the Rwandan cabinet. Prior to his Cabinet appointment in April 2018, he served as Minister of Finance and Economic Planning from 2013 to 2018.[3] He has previously served as the governor of the National Bank of Rwanda and as Rwanda's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Iceland.[4]
- ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Claver Gatete of Rwanda Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa | UN Press". press.un.org. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "New Permanent Representative of Rwanda Presents Credentials". United Nations Press. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ http://www.effective-states.org/wp-content/uploads/working_papers/final-pdfs/esid_wp_120_chemouni_POE.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Minecofin (2013). "Rwanda Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning: The Minister - Claver Gatete". Kigali: Rwanda Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (Minecofin). Retrieved 7 October 2017.