[1] Evariste Rugigana is a Rwandan economist and politician currently serving as the Director General of the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) since September 3, 2023.
Rugigana holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Makerere University, a postgraduate diploma in Project Planning and Management from Maastricht School of Management, and a master's degree in economics from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo, Japan [oai_citation:1,Rugigana Evariste - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugigana_Evariste) [oai_citation:2,New Appointments: Western Province, RURA, Water & Energy Utilities Get New Heads – KT PRESS](https://www.ktpress.rw/2023/09/new-appointments-western-province-rura-water-energy-utilities-get-new-heads/).
Subsequently in 2010, Evariste assumed the position of Economic Policy Analyst in Rwandan office of the Prime Minister under Bernard Makuza until October 2013.
He was later appointed by Rwanda Cabinet meeting in 2014 to work as an economic advisor to the Prime Minister initially under Pierre Damien Habumuremyi and later under Anastase Murekezi until June 2016.
Subsequently in April 2018, President Paul Kagame appointed him as Director of Rwanda Cabinet Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister under Edouard Ngirente, a position he held until September 2023.