Education
University of Kinshasa.
University of Kinshasa.
Previously he served as Minister of Finance from February 2010 to April 2012. As Prime Minister, he retains responsibility for the finance portfolio. On 12 February 2012, while serving as Finance Minister, Ponyo was seriously injured in a plane crash near the town of Bukavu.
Other victims of the crash included the ex-President Director General of OGEDEP (Office de Gestion de la Dette Publique) and national deputy for the district of Lukunga Oscar Dimageko Gema (who died two weeks after the crash), the roving ambassador of President Kabila and ex-minister of foreign affairs Antoine Ghonda (who survived), former Governor of Katanga Province and president Kabila"s closest advisor, Augustin Katumba Mwanke (who died during the crash), and the governor of South Kivu, Marcellin Chishambo (who survived with a minor leg injury).
On 14 February 2012 it was reported that he had been flown to South Africa for treatment. On 18 April 2012 he was appointed as Prime Minister by President Joseph Kabila.