The third legislature of the Rwandan Senate commenced in 2019 and will end in 2027.
The
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the e ...
is the upper house of the
Parliament of Rwanda
The Parliament of Rwanda ( French: ''Parlement du Rwanda''; Kinyarwanda: ''Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda'') has consisted of two chambers since 2003:
*The Senate (French: ''Sénat''; Kinyarwanda: ''Sena'') (Upper Chamber)
*The Chamber ...
( rw, Inteko Ishinga Amategeko; french: Parlement) and has 26 members:
* 12 senators elected by the councils
* 8 senators appointed by the President
* 4 senators designated by the Forum of Political organizations
* 1 senator elected by public universities
* 1 senator elected by private universities
Members of the Senate
The current members of the Senate are as follows:
[Nasra Bishumba]
Men dominate senatorial provincial seats
''The New Times'', September 17, 2019. Accessed May 5, 2020.
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Province
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Adrie Umuhire
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Southern Province
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Alvera Mukabaramba
, Appointed by the President of the Republic
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Augustin Iyamuremye
, Appointed by the President of the Republic
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Charles Uyisenga
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, Appointed by the Consultative Forum of Political Parties
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Chrysologue Karangwa
, Appointed by the President of the Republic
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Consolée Uwimana
, Appointed by the President of the Republic
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Cyprien Niyomugabo Cyprien may refer to:
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, Elected in Public Institutions of Higher Learning
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Emmanuel Havugimana
Emmanuel Havugimana is a Rwandan politician who is the Senator of Western province in Rwanda since September 2019. He is a member of Rwanda Patriotic Front political party. Formerly he served as a lecturer of geography at University of Rwanda.
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, Elected in Western Province
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Western Province
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Ephrem Kanyarukiga
Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim (also spelled ''Efrem'', ''Ephraem''). It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of Joseph and ancestor of the Tribe of Ephraim.
People
First name Pre-Modern
* Saint Ephrem, one o ...
, Representing Private Universities and Higher Education Institutions
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Espérance Nyirasafari
Espérance Nyirasafari is a lawyer and politician in Rwanda, who serves as one of two Vice Presidents of the Senate of Rwanda, effective 17 October 2019. She was appointed to the Senate by the President of Rwanda, on 22 September 2019.
Before t ...
, Appointed by the President of the Republic
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Faustin Habineza
Faustin Habineza (born 10 October 1959), is a Rwandan mathematician, educator, and politician.
Habineza is a Senator of Northern province in Parliament of Rwanda since September 2019. Previously, he served in education as a lecturer for variou ...
, Elected in Northern Province
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Northern Province
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François Habiyakare
, Appointed by the President of the Republic
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Fulgence Nsengiyumva
Fulgence Nsengiyumva is a Rwandan politician. In 2016, Nsengiyumva was appointed as Minister of State for Agriculture (Minagri) of Rwanda. In October 2016, Nsengiyumva met US Ambassador to Rwanda, Erica J. Barks-Ruggles, at the launch of the Ag ...
, Elected in Eastern Province
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Eastern Province
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George Mupenzi
George may refer to:
People
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...
, Elected in Eastern Province
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Eastern Province
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Hadija Ndangiza Murangwa
Hadija Ndangiza Murangwa (born 1975) is a Rwandan politician. She was a consultant in charge of strategy and institutional stability at thInstitute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR) She is a senator in the Third legislature of the ...
, Appointed by the Consultative Forum of Political Parties
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Innocent Nkurunziza
Innocence is a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence is to the lack of legal guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime. In other contexts, it is a lack of experience.
In relatio ...
, Elected in Southern Province
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Southern Province
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Jeanne d' Arc Mukakalisa
Jeanne may refer to:
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* Jeanne (crater), on Venus
People
* Jeanne (given name)
* Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, 1412–1431)
* Joanna of Flanders (1295–1374)
* Joan, Duchess of Brittany (1319–1384)
* Ruth Stuber Jeanne (1910–2004), Amer ...
, Appointed by the Consultative Forum of Political Parties
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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John Bonds Bideri
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
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* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
, Elected in Eastern Province
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Eastern Province
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Juvénal Nkusi
, Appointed by the Consultative Forum of Political Parties
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Eastern Province
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Laetitia Nyinawamwiza
Laetitia Nyinawamwiza (born 1972) is a Rwandan academic and politician. She has held several academic administrative positions, and since 2019 has served as a member of the Senate of Rwanda, representing the Northern Province.
, Elected in Northern Province
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Northern Province
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Lambert Dushimimana
Lambert may refer to
People
*Lambert (name), a given name and surname
* Lambert, Bishop of Ostia (c. 1036–1130), became Pope Honorius II
*Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany (fl. 929–931), also count and duke of Lucca
*Lambert (pianist), stage-name ...
, Elected in Western Province
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Western Province
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Margaret Nyagahura
Margaret Nyagahura was a senator in the parliament of Rwanda. Nyagahura was appointed by Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame (; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who is the 4th and current president of Rwanda sinc ...
, Appointed by the President of the Republic
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Kigali City
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
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Marie Rose Mureshyankwano
Marie Rose Mureshyankwano (born 1968) is a Rwandan politician. She was an MP from 2005 to 2016. Since 2019 she has been a member of the Senate of Rwanda, elected as a Senator for Western Province.[Western Province
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, ]Pélagie Uwera
Pélagie Uwera (born 1974) is a Rwandan politician, since 2019 she has been a member of the Senate of Rwanda, elected as a Senator for Southern Province.[Southern Province
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, ]William Ntidendereza
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...
, Elected in City of Kigali
, Kigali City
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, Zephyrin Kalimba
, Appointed by the President of the Republic
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