Charles Murigande

Charles Murigande
Ambassador of Rwanda to Japan
In office
August 2011 - April 2015
Minister of Education
In office
2009 - 2011
Succeeded byPierre Habumuremyi
Minister of Government Affairs
In office
2008 - 2009
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
2002 - 2008
Succeeded byRosemary Museminali
Personal details
Born (1958-08-15) August 15, 1958
Alma materFacultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (PhD)

Charles Murigande (born August 15, 1958) is a Rwandan political veteran (currently in retirement) who served in the government of Rwanda as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2008, as Minister of Governmental Affairs from 2008 to 2009, and as Minister of Education from 2009 to 2011. His last position was a Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Institutional Advancement of the University of Rwanda. Prior to being appointed to his current post, he served as Ambassador of Rwanda to Japan with concurrent accreditation to Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the Philippines from August 2011 to April 2015.Currently, Ambassador Charles Murigande is the Chairman of the Kepler College’s Governance Council(Rwanda).