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Adolphe Muzito (born 12 February 1957 "DR Congo president names new prime minister: report" , AFP, 10 October 2008.) is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2008 to 2012. Muzito, a member of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU) until 2015, was Minister of the Budget under Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga from 2007 to 2008. He leads the opposition political party New Momentum (Nouvel Élan, NOU.EL).
Hailing from Gungu, Kwilu District, Muzito is an economist. In the government that was appointed on 5 February 2007, Muzito was included as Minister of the Budget. "Le nouveau gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo est constitué", Afrik.com, 6 February 2007 . After Gizenga, the leader of PALU, resigned as Prime Minister on 25 September 2008 for reasons related to age and health, Muzito was appointed as his successor by President Joseph Kabila on 10 October 2008.
Muzito's government was appointed on 26 October 2008. Aside from Muzito himself, it included 53 members: three deputy prime ministers, 36 ministers, and 14 deputy ministers. "Publication de la liste des membres du nouveau gouvernement congolais" , Panapress, 27 October 2008 . The government was dominated by members of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy, and Kabila described it as "combat team to which has been assigned the essential missions of security and reconstruction"."Fresh fighting poses challenge to new DRCongo government", Agence France-Presse, 27 October 2008.
Muzito resigned as Prime Minister on 6 March 2012.
On 24 February 2015, former Belgian minister was arrested on suspicion of Bribery Adolphe Muzito.
In 2015, Muzito was suspended from PALU for three years after publishing critical comments about the running of the country, which were viewed as being contrary to the party's interests as part of the governing majority and as a form of insubordination.Alain Diasso, "Palu : Adolphe Muzito en disgrâce", ADIAC, 17 August 2015 .
In 2025, Muzito was appointed as deputy prime minister for budget.
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KINSHASA, 6 March (Xinhua) – Adolphe Muzito, prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), has rendered resignation to President Joseph Kabila.
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