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Augustin Matata Ponyo

1964 - Today

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Matata Ponyo Mapon (born 5 June 1964) is a Congolese politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 18 April 2012 to 17 November 2016. Previously he served as Minister of Finance from 21 February 2010 to 12 April 2012; as Prime Minister, he retained responsibility for the finance portfolio. He currently serves as Senator for Maniema. On 3 May 2022, he founded the political party Leadership and Governance for Development (Leadership et Gouvernance pour le Développement, LGD) and ran as its candidate in the 2023 presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Augustin Matata Ponyo is the 18,698th most popular politician (down from 17,663rd in 2024), the 64th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (down from 54th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Congolese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Augustin Matata Ponyo ranks 18,698 out of 19,576. Before him are Rafael Guijosa, Gabriela Pérez del Solar, Albert Rivera, Jorge Arreaza, Andrew Card, and Ilhan Omar. After him are Amber Rudd, Brian Goodell, Vasyl Tsushko, Phil Bryant, Patricia de Lille, and Thomas Kemmerich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Augustin Matata Ponyo ranks 878. Before him are Vilmoș Szabo, Ingrid Haringa, Michael Bennet, Fabrice Colas, Martine Ohr, and Thierry Laurey. After him are Ognyana Petrova, Günther Eger, Sulejman Demollari, Gunnar Sauer, Sophie Ward, and Yang Xiao.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Augustin Matata Ponyo ranks 64 out of 107. Before him are Kiki Musampa (1977), Anthony Vanden Borre (1987), Fally Ipupa (1977), D. J. Mbenga (1980), Ariza Makukula (1981), and Samy Badibanga (1962). After him are Robert Kidiaba (1976), Peguy Luyindula (1979), Claude (2003), Laurent Capelluto (1971), Gaby Mudingayi (1981), and Lomana LuaLua (1980).

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Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Augustin Matata Ponyo ranks 21. Before him are Laurent Nkunda (1967), Adolphe Muzito (1957), Bruno Tshibala (1956), Cécile Kyenge (1964), Moïse Katumbi (1964), and Samy Badibanga (1962).

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