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| André Mbata | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office April 27, 2022 (2022-04-27) | |
| President | Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga |
| Prime Minister | Sama Lukonde |
| Preceded by | Jean-Marc Kabund |
| Chairman of the Political, Administrative and Legal (PAJ) Commission | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20) | |
| Nominated by | Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga |
| Preceded by | Augustin Mulumba |
| National Deputy for Dimbelenge Territory | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | André Mbata Betu Kumesu Mangu (1960-12-13) December 13, 1960 (age 64) Bena Mbangal, Congo-Léopoldville (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| 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 Vice President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2022.
Early life
André 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 in July (today part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Political career
Mbata was elected as a national deputy for 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 (PAJ) 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 as Vice President of the National Assembly, with Pwanga continuing as President.
Outside of politics
Mbata is a professor of constitutional law at both the University of Kinshasa and the University of Western Cape in Cape Town. 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, most notably On the abolition of the death penalty and constitutionalism in Africa and Nationalism, Pan-Africanism and African Reconstruction.
References
- "Assemblée nationale : André Mbata élu président de la commission (PAJ)". www.mediacongo.net (in French). 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- "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 2296553516.
- Mbata Betu Mangu, André (2006). Nationalisme, Panafricanisme et Reconstruction Africaine (in French). CODESRIA. ISBN 9782869781658.