Claudette Irere
Minister of State in Charge of ICT and Technical Vocational Education and Training (Rwanda)
Hon. Claudette Irere was appointed Minister of State in charge of ICT and TVET of the Republic of Rwanda in February 2020. This position has been reinstated as the Government moves to streamline and strengthen TVET Education and ICT integration in teaching and learning. Prior to her current position, she was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT and Innovation. Hon. Claudette Irere, who co-founded FabLab Rwanda and served as its general-manager, previously also served as project manager at PSF-ICT Chamber, general-manager at kLab and CR Manager at RwandaOnline (Current Irembo Ltd). Hon. Claudette Irere acquired her master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Oklahoma Christian University in 2013 a year after graduating from the former National University of Rwanda with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science in 2012.