Sylvestre Ilunga

Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba (born 1947) is a Congolese politician. He was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2019. He has had a long political career going back to the 1970s.

Sylvestre Ilunga
26th Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office 7 September 2019 – 28 January 2021
President	Félix Tshisekedi
Preceded by	Bruno Tshibala
Succeeded by	Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde
Personal details
Born	1947 (age 77–78) Katanga Province, Belgian Congo (now Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Alma mater	Lovanium University

Ilunga has also been the secretary general of Congo's national railway company.^[1][2][3] He is an ally of former President Joseph Kabila.^[4]

He resigned in February 2021.