Born in July 1960, Honorable Mukabalisa Donatille, is the current Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Rwanda.
She is a holder of a bachelor’s degree in Law. She is married with three children.
She has a great experience in political affairs. She also worked in the private sector as well as in the United Nations system.
Since 1981 to 1998, she worked for the United Nations Development Program in Kigali in various positions. Before joining Parliamentary activities in 2000, she was an independent Consultant in projects’ management. Since July 2000, she was a Member of the Rwanda National Transitional Assembly and Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Economy and Trade up to 2003.
In 2003 there were general parliamentary elections and she was elected Member of the Chamber of Deputies on the list of the Liberal Party and was elected Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Political Affairs and Gender.
Since October 2011, she was a Senator (Upper Chamber) and she was elected by senators as Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Political Affairs and Good Governance.
After two years in the Senate, on 4th October 2013 she was elected Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies/Parliament of Rwanda. Hon. Mukabalisa Donatille is also the Chairperson of the Liberal Party.