Pierre Pay-Pay wa Syakasighe

Pierre Pay-Pay wa Syakasighe
National President of the Union of Christian Democratic Federalists (U.DE.C.F)
Minister of Economy, Industry and Foreign Trade
In office
January 18, 1980 – November 5, 1982
President Mobutu Sese Seko
Prime Minister André Bo-Boliko Lokonga Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond N'Singa Udjuu
Minister of Portfolio
In office
November 5, 1982 – 1983
President Mobutu Sese Seko
Prime Minister Léon Kengo wa Dondo
Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade
In office
1983–1984
President Mobutu Sese Seko
Prime Minister Léon Kengo wa Dondo
Governor of the Central Bank of Zaïre
In office
April 12, 1985 – March 30, 1991
President Mobutu Sese Seko
Preceded by Jules Fontaine Sambwa
Succeeded by Jean-Gualbert Nyembo Shabani
Minister of Finance
In office
July 6, 1994 – February 1996
President Mobutu Sese Seko
Prime Minister Léon Kengo wa Dondo
Preceded by Jules Fontaine Sambwa
Succeeded by Gilbert Kiakwama kia Kiziki
Member of the National Assembly
In office
July 30, 2006 – November 28, 2011
Constituency Butembo (North Kivu)
Personal details
Born July 10, 1946
Bukavu (République démocratique du Congo)
Alma mater Lovanium University

Pierre Pay-Pay wa Syakasighe (born 10 July 1946, in Bukavu), is an economist and politician of the Democratic Republic of Congo. During his career, he held several positions relating to the Economy and Finance. He has served as Minister of Economy, Industry and Foreign Trade, Minister of Portfolio, Minister of Finance, CEO of Commercial Gécamines, and Governor of the Central Bank of Congo at the time of Zaire. Pierre Pay-Pay was a candidate in the 2006 Presidential Election for the Congolese Democratic Convention (CODECO), an electoral platform that brought together several political parties. He served in the National Assembly as a member following the 2006 Legislative Elections. He is currently National President of the Union of Christian Democratic Federalists (U.DE.C.F).

Pay-Pay is also a member of the political bureau for "Ensemble pour le changement", the opposition political coalition formed by former governor of Katanga Moïse Katumbi to support his presidential bid in the upcoming 2018 presidential election.

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