Background
Pierre Habumuremyi was born in 1961 in Ruhondo, Musanze District.
Pierre Habumuremyi was born in 1961 in Ruhondo, Musanze District.
He studied in a number of countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, France and Burkina Faso.
Pierre Habumuremyi started his career as an academic, serving as the assistant professor at the National University of Rwanda from 1993-1999, and also served as a lecturer at the Kigali Independent University and the Kigali Lay Adventist University during 1997-1999.[3] During this period, he also worked as a project coordinator at German Technical Assistance programme (GTZ Kigali) during 1995-1997 and a Senior Project Manager for the Catholic Relief Services during 1997-2000.
From 2000 to 2003, he was the Deputy Executive Secretary of the National Electoral Commission of Rwanda, after which he served as the Executive Secretary till 2008. Habumuremyi was elected as one of Rwanda's nine representatives in the East African Legislative Assembly on 11 May 2008. He was succeeded as Executive Secretary of the National Electoral Commission by Charles Munyaneza in July 2008.
Pierre Habumuremyi was subsequently appointed to the Rwandan government as Minister of Education in May 2011, replacing Charles Murigande.
He was appointed as the Prime Minister on the evening of 6 October 2011. His appointment came as a surprise to many, given his relatively low profile on the political scene.
He's married Musabyimana Petronilla.