Rose Mukantabana was born 31 August 1961 in Nyanza District, Southern Province, Rwanda.
Studying in Belgium, she earned a post-graduate "specialized diploma in human rights"[1] from Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles.
[2] In 2002, she was serving as vice president of Pro-Femmes,[4] a pacifist umbrella organization which coordinated the efforts of 43 NGOs for women's development and rights.
[2] In 2005, she began working as the National Coordinator of the Women’s Legal Rights Initiative sponsored by USAID and in 2007, moved to ActionAid International Rwanda, first serving as Women's Rights Coordinator and later as the Program Development Manager.
[1] On 6 October, 2008, she was elected by her fellow MPs to serve as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda until 2013[5] by a margin of 70 for and 10 against.