Minister of Justice / Attorney General

BUSINGYE Johnston is the Rwandan Minister of Justice and Attorney General since May 2013. 

He has served Rwanda’s public service since August 1994, in particular in the justice sector where he has successively served as:

·        A National Prosecutor

·        A Member of Rwanda’s Pioneer  Law Reform Commission

·        A Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice

·        A founding member and Board Chairman of the Rwanda’s Institute of Legal Practice and Development (ILPD)

·        A Principal Judge of the East African Court of Justice

He studied Law and Legal Practice at Uganda’s Makerere University and Law Development Centre respectively.  He studied Management of Political and Economic Reform at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard.

 The office of the Minister of Justice/Attorney General comprises:

- Minister/Attorney General (1);
- Advisor to the Minister (1);
- Inspectors (3);
- Administrative Assistant (1);
- Internal Auditor (1).