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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Mbata was born on 13 December 1960 in the village of Bena Mbangal in the ] of ] in ], which had only ] from ] a few months prior. | Mbata was born on 13 December 1960 in the village of Bena Mbangal in the ] of ] in ],<ref name="jeuneafrique">{{Cite news |last=Gras |first=Romain |date=2022-04-28 |title=RDC : André Mbata, nouvel atout de Tshisekedi au bureau de l'Assemblée |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1342799/politique/rdc-andre-mbata-nouvel-atout-de-tshisekedi-au-bureau-de-lassemblee/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127011826/https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1342799/politique/rdc-andre-mbata-nouvel-atout-de-tshisekedi-au-bureau-de-lassemblee/ |archive-date=2023-01-27 |access-date=2024-08-16 |work=Jeune Afrique |language=fr }}</ref> which had only ] from ] a few months prior. | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
Mbata was elected as a national deputy for the Dimbelenge Territory in the ], the first such election to take place in seven years, and sworn in on 28 January 2019. He was nominated to the position of Chairman of the Political, Administrative and Legal Commission{{efn|{{ |
Mbata was elected as a national deputy for the Dimbelenge Territory in the ], the first such election to take place in seven years, and sworn in on 28 January 2019. He was nominated to the position of Chairman of the Political, Administrative and Legal Commission{{efn|{{langx|fr|Commission Politique Administrative et Juridique}}; ''PAJ''}} by National Assembly President ] on 20 May 2021, replacing Lucain Kasongo.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-21 |title=Assemblée nationale : André Mbata élu président de la commission (PAJ) |url=https://www.mediacongo.net/publireportage-reportage-87453_assemblee_nationale_andre_mbata_elu_president_de_la_commission_paj.html |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=www.mediacongo.net |language=fr}}</ref> | ||
On 27 April 2022, he was elected by the National Assembly to replace {{ill|Jean-Marc Kabund|fr}} as First Vice President of the National Assembly, with Mboso continuing as President.<ref name="radiookapi">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Assemblée nationale: André Mbata remplace Jean-Marc Kabund au poste de 1er vice-président |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/2022/04/27/actualite/politique/assemblee-nationale-andre-mbata-remplace-jean-marc-kabund-au-poste-de |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Radio Okapi |language=fr}}</ref> | On 27 April 2022, he was elected by the National Assembly to replace {{ill|Jean-Marc Kabund|fr}} as First Vice President of the National Assembly, with Mboso continuing as President.<ref name="radiookapi">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Assemblée nationale: André Mbata remplace Jean-Marc Kabund au poste de 1er vice-président |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/2022/04/27/actualite/politique/assemblee-nationale-andre-mbata-remplace-jean-marc-kabund-au-poste-de |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Radio Okapi |language=fr}}</ref> | ||
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== Law career == | == Law career == | ||
Mbata is a ] of ] at both the ] and the ] in ], ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mangu, Andre Mbata B |url=https://law.uwc.ac.za/all-participants/mangu-andre-mbata-b |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=UWC Law Research Portal |language=en-gb}}</ref> He is also a member of the ] (CODESRIA) and the African Constitutional Law Network (RADCL). He is the author of several books, such as ''On the abolition of the death penalty and constitutionalism in Africa''<ref>{{Cite book |last=MANGU |first=ANDRE MBATA BETUKUMESU |url=https://www.amazon.com/Abolition-peine-constitutionnalisme-Afrique-French-ebook/dp/B01NCM905S |title=Abolition de la peine de mort et constitutionnalisme en afri |date=2011-09-01 |publisher=Harmattan |isbn= |
Mbata is a ] of ] at both the ] and the ] in ], ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mangu, Andre Mbata B |url=https://law.uwc.ac.za/all-participants/mangu-andre-mbata-b |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=UWC Law Research Portal |language=en-gb}}</ref> He is also a member of the ] (CODESRIA) and the African Constitutional Law Network (RADCL). He is the author of several books, such as ''On the abolition of the death penalty and constitutionalism in Africa''<ref>{{Cite book |last=MANGU |first=ANDRE MBATA BETUKUMESU |url=https://www.amazon.com/Abolition-peine-constitutionnalisme-Afrique-French-ebook/dp/B01NCM905S |title=Abolition de la peine de mort et constitutionnalisme en afri |date=2011-09-01 |publisher=Harmattan |isbn=978-2296553514 |language=French}}</ref> and ''Nationalism, Pan-Africanism and African Reconstruction''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mbata Betu Mangu |first=André |title=Nationalisme, Panafricanisme et Reconstruction Africaine |publisher=] |year=2006 |isbn=9782869781658 |language=fr}}</ref> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Congolese politician and law professorYou can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (August 2024) Click for important translation instructions.
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André Mbata | |
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First Vice President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) | |
President | Félix Tshisekedi |
Prime Minister | Sama Lukonde |
Preceded by | Jean-Marc Kabund [fr] |
Chairman of the Political, Administrative and Legal Commission | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 20 May 2021 (2021-05-20) | |
Nominated by | Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga |
Preceded by | Lucain Kasongo |
National Deputy | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 28 January 2019 (2019-01-28) | |
Constituency | Dimbelenge Territory |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-12-13) 13 December 1960 (age 64) Bena Mbangal, Congo-Léopoldville (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
Political party | UDPS |
Occupation | Politician, law professor |
André Mbata Betu Kumesu Mangu (born 13 December 1960) is a Congolese politician and law professor who has served as the First Vice President of the National Assembly since 2022.
Early life
Mbata was born on 13 December 1960 in the village of Bena Mbangal in the Dimbelenge Territory of Kasaï-Central in Congo-Léopoldville, which had only gained its independence from Belgium a few months prior.
Political career
Mbata was elected as a national deputy for the Dimbelenge Territory in the 2018 Congolese general election, the first such election to take place in seven years, and sworn in on 28 January 2019. He was nominated to the position of Chairman of the Political, Administrative and Legal Commission by National Assembly President Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga on 20 May 2021, replacing Lucain Kasongo.
On 27 April 2022, he was elected by the National Assembly to replace Jean-Marc Kabund [fr] as First Vice President of the National Assembly, with Mboso continuing as President.
He was subsequently re-elected as both a National Deputy and First Vice-President of the National Assembly in the 2023 elections.
Law career
Mbata is a professor of constitutional law at both the University of Kinshasa and the University of Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa. He is also a member of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the African Constitutional Law Network (RADCL). He is the author of several books, such as On the abolition of the death penalty and constitutionalism in Africa and Nationalism, Pan-Africanism and African Reconstruction.
Notes
- French: Commission Politique Administrative et Juridique; PAJ
References
- ^ "Député André Mbata Betu Kumesu Mangu". Talatala. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- Gras, Romain (2022-04-28). "RDC : André Mbata, nouvel atout de Tshisekedi au bureau de l'Assemblée". Jeune Afrique (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Assemblée nationale : André Mbata élu président de la commission (PAJ)". www.mediacongo.net (in French). 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- "Assemblée nationale: André Mbata remplace Jean-Marc Kabund au poste de 1er vice-président". Radio Okapi (in French). 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- "Mangu, Andre Mbata B". UWC Law Research Portal. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- MANGU, ANDRE MBATA BETUKUMESU (2011-09-01). Abolition de la peine de mort et constitutionnalisme en afri (in French). Harmattan. ISBN 978-2296553514.
- Mbata Betu Mangu, André (2006). Nationalisme, Panafricanisme et Reconstruction Africaine (in French). CODESRIA. ISBN 9782869781658.