Léon Kengo wa Dondo

Léon Kengo
Léon Kengo in the Polish Senate (2008)
12th Prime Minister of Zaire
In office
5 November 1982  31 October 1986
PresidentMobutu Sese Seko
Preceded byN'singa Udjuu Ongwabeki Untubu
Succeeded byPosition abolished
In office
26 November 1988  4 May 1990
PresidentMobutu Sese Seko
Preceded bySambwa Pida Nbagui
Succeeded byLunda Bululu
In office
6 July 1994  2 April 1997
PresidentMobutu Sese Seko
Preceded byFaustin Birindwa
Succeeded byÉtienne Tshisekedi
President of the Senate of Congo
In office
11 May 2007  5 April 2019
Preceded byPierre Marini Bodho
Succeeded byLéon Mamboleo
Personal details
Born
Leon Lubicz

(1935-05-22) 22 May 1935
Libenge (Équateur province), Belgian Congo
Political party
Alma materUniversité libre de Bruxelles (1962–1968, PhD in Law)

Léon Kengo wa Dondo (born Leon Lubicz; 22 May 1935) is a Congolese politician who served as the "first state commissioner" (a title equivalent to prime minister) several times under Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaïre. He was one of the most powerful figures in the regime and was a strong advocate of economic globalization and free-market economics. He served as President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2007 to 2019.