Claver Gatete

Claver Gatete (born 23 May 1962) is a Rwandan politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa since 2023.

From 2022 to 2023, Gatete was Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He previously served as the Minister of Infrastructure in the Rwandan cabinet. Prior to his Cabinet appointment in April 2018, he served as Minister of Finance and Economic Planning from 2013 to 2018. He has previously served as the governor of the National Bank of Rwanda and as Rwanda's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Iceland.

Early life and education Claver Gatete was born in Mbarara, Uganda, on 23 May 1962, where he was raised and educated.

He studied Agricultural Economics at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and was awarded a Bachelor of Science in 1991. His Master of Science, also in Agricultural Economics, was awarded in 1993, by the same university.

For a period of two years, from November 2003 until November 2005, he served as the Secretary to the Treasury, in the Finance and Economic Planning ministry. before his appointment as the Minister of Finance. He was replaced as Minister of Finance of Rwanda by Uzziel Ndagijimana.

On 6 October 2023, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Gatete as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

From 2013-2018 he was Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors African Development Bank (AfDB).