Pierre Pay-Pay wa Syakasighe (born 10 July 1946, in Bukavu), is an economist and politician of the Democratic Republic of Congo. During his career, he held several positions relating to the Economy and Finance. He has served as Minister of Economy, Industry and Foreign Trade, Minister of Portfolio, Minister of Finance,[1] CEO of Commercial Gécamines, and Governor of the Central Bank of Congo at the time of Zaire.[2] Pierre Pay-Pay was a candidate in the 2006 Presidential Election for the Congolese Democratic Convention (CODECO), an electoral platform that brought together several political parties. He served in the National Assembly as a member following the 2006 Legislative Elections. He is currently National President of the Union of Christian Democratic Federalists (U.DE.C.F).
Pierre Pay-Pay wa Syakasighe | |
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| National President of the Union of Christian Democratic Federalists (U.DE.C.F) | |
| Minister of Economy, Industry and Foreign Trade | |
| In office January 18, 1980 – November 5, 1982 | |
| President | Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Prime Minister | André Bo-Boliko Lokonga Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond N'Singa Udjuu |
| Minister of Portfolio | |
| In office November 5, 1982 – 1983 | |
| President | Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Prime Minister | Léon Kengo wa Dondo |
| Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade | |
| In office 1983–1984 | |
| President | Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Prime Minister | Léon Kengo wa Dondo |
| Governor of the Central Bank of Zaïre | |
| In office April 12, 1985 – March 30, 1991 | |
| President | Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Preceded by | Jules Fontaine Sambwa |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Gualbert Nyembo Shabani |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office July 6, 1994 – February 1996 | |
| President | Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Prime Minister | Léon Kengo wa Dondo |
| Preceded by | Jules Fontaine Sambwa |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert Kiakwama kia Kiziki |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office July 30, 2006 – November 28, 2011 | |
| Constituency | Butembo (North Kivu) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1946 Bukavu (République démocratique du Congo) |
| Alma mater | Lovanium University |
Pay-Pay is also a member of the political bureau for "Ensemble pour le changement", the opposition political coalition formed by former governor of Katanga Moïse Katumbi to support his presidential bid in the upcoming 2018 presidential election.[3]
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- ^ "MINISTERE DES FINANCES :Patrice Kitebi passe le flambeau à Henri Yav Mulang". 7sur7.cd. December 12, 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Organisation – Moise Katumbi". Archived from the original on 2018-05-26.
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