Richard Muyej

Richard Muyej Mangeze Mans (born 31 December 1954) is a Congolese politician who served as governor of Lualaba Province from 2016 to 2023. Born in Élisabethville (now Lubumbashi), he obtained his Bachelor's degree in history in 1979. He was elected as a member of the National Assembly in 2006, representing the riding of Lubumbashi. He was appointed by then-president Joseph Kabila as Minister of Relations with Parliament in 2010, before becoming Minister of the Interior, Security, Decentralization, and Customary Affairs in 2012. He was elected governor of Lualaba Province in 2016. He left for South Africa for medical treatment in January 2021, leaving his vice-governor Fifi Masuka Saini as acting governor. The provincial assembly of Lualaba impeached Muyej on 10 September 2021, and he announced his resignation as governor on 10 January 2023.

Early life and career Richard Muyej Mangeze Mans was born on 31 December 1954 in Élisabethville (now Lubumbashi), Belgian Congo. He was educated in Catholic schools within Katuba commune and the Saint Jérôme Institute in Lubumbashi. In 1979, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in history at the National Pedagogical Institute in Kinshasa. He worked as a professor and a director of studies from 1980 to 1993. From 1994, he became general manager of Hotel Karavia in Lubumbashi, a director representing Sodimico, and chief executive officer of Kisenge Manganese. He then became a member of the board of directors of Gécamines, then OFIDA, until 2009.