Ève Bazaiba

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Environment
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Ève Bazaiba Masudi (born 12 August 1965) is a Congolese lawyer, politician, and human rights activist. In 2007, she was elected to the Senate as a member of the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) political party, by the Kinshasa Provincial Assembly. After serving her five-year term, she became president (chairperson) of the socio-cultural commission at the National Assembly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is a strong advocate for human rights and particularly the rights of women and other vulnerable groups. As of May 2019, she served as the Secretary General of the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) political party. She is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Environment since 2021.