The Council of Ministers of Burundi are the senior level of the executive branch of

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...

and consists of the Prime Minister of Burundi and various Ministers. The 2018 constitution, which enshrines ethnically-based power-sharing, requires that at most 60% of ministers come from the ethnic

Hutu The Hutu (), also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic or social group which is native to the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they form one of the p ...

majority and at most 40% hail from the

Tutsi The Tutsi (), or Abatutsi (), are an ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region. They are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group and the second largest of three main ethnic groups in Rwanda and Burundi (the other two being the largest Bantu ethnic g ...

minority. At least 30% of government ministers must be women. The members of the council are directly appointed by the President in consultation with the

Vice-President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

and

Prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

. The current council of ministers commenced on 28 June 2020 and was President

Évariste Ndayishimiye General Évariste Ndayishimiye (born 1968) is a Burundian politician who has served as President of Burundi since 18 June 2020. He became involved in the rebel National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democrac ...

's first cabinet.

Members of the government named in 2020

President

's first council was a total of 15 ministers of which 5 were women.

Members of the Government named in 2010

The president Pierre Nkurunziza named a new government on August 30, 2010.
, nomination du gouvernement. The newly formed government consisted of 21 ministers, out of which 10 were members of the previous government.

Members of the government named in 2007

In 2007 the Government of

consisted of a 20-member Council of Ministers appointed by the Rulers and heads of state of Burundi, President. The Council of Ministers, together with the President and Vice-Presidents, forms the

executive branch The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a state. In political systems ...

of government in the country. Members of President Pierre Nkurunziza's government were announced on 14 November 2007. The government consisted of 12 men (8 Hutus and 4 Tutsis) and 8 women (6 Hutus and 2 Tutsis). The ethnic composition was 14 Hutus and 6 Tutsis. A new government wa
announced
on August 29, 2010. *

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Members of the government named in 2020

Members of the Government named in 2010

Members of the government named in 2007

See also

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