Claver Gatete (born 23 May 1962) is a Rwandan politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa since 2023.

Prior to his Cabinet appointment in April 2018, he served as Minister of Finance and Economic Planning from 2013 to 2018.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, awarded in 1991.

He then served as the governor of the National Bank of Rwanda from May 2011,[6][7] before his appointment as the Minister of Finance.

[9] On 6 October 2023, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Gatete as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.