{"id":39136,"date":"2023-04-04T16:33:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/who-is-gasamagera-the-new-rpf-secretary-general"},"modified":"2023-04-04T17:38:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:38:29","slug":"who-is-gasamagera-the-new-rpf-secretary-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/who-is-gasamagera-the-new-rpf-secretary-general","title":{"rendered":"Who is Gasamagera, the new RPF Secretary General?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The sixteenth Congress of the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) elected Wellars Gasamagera as the new Secretary General of the party replacing Franc\u0327ois Ngarambe who held the post since 2002.<\/p>\n

Prior to his election as the new SG, Gasamagera held several posts in the party including Commissioner of Political Mass Mobilisation since 2009 and also served as the party spokesperson.<\/p>\n

Gasamagera holds a Master of Public Administration from The University of Quebec at Quebec as well as a Commonwealth Professional Certificate in Parliamentary Practice and Procedures.<\/p>\n

A seasoned diplomat, at present, he was holding the position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for the President and the Republic of Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome e Principe and Rwanda\u2019s Ambassador to Angola.<\/p>\n

He also served as the Director General of Rwanda Management Institute.<\/p>\n

Between 2003 and 2011, Gasamagera served as a senator and precisely a member of the Standing Committee on Political Affairs and Good Governance, member of the ICT Steering Committee.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, Gasamagera was a Prefect of Kigali Rural Province between 1997 and 2001.<\/p>\n

He has also been a member of several think tanks and also chaired the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research Think Tank.<\/p>\n

He is currently pursuing a PhD at Monarch Business School in Switzerland.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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