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Rwandan politician (born 1970)

Gérardine Mukeshimana is a Rwandan scientist and politician who served as Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources from July 2014^[1] until March 2, 2023.^[2] She was appointed Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development in August 2023.^[3]

Early life and education

Mukeshimana was born on 10 December 1970 in present-day Huye District.^[1] She has an agricultural engineering degree from the National University of Rwanda and a master's degree (2001) and a PhD (2013) in biotechnology from Michigan State University.^[4][5] Her doctoral thesis was entitled "Dissecting the Genetic Complexity of Drought Tolerance Mechanisms in Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.)"^[6] In 2012, she was awarded the 2012 Board for International Food and Agriculture Development (BIFAD) Student Award for Scientific Excellence for her contributions to Rwanda' Speakers' biographies - Food and Agriculture Organization, carousel MEDE