Joseph Yav

Joseph Yav was a Democratic [Republic of the Congo|Congolese] politician. He was appointed as the first Minister of Economic Affairs of Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, under Lumumba Government that ran from 24 June until 12 September 1960 under the leadership of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. He was the member of CONAKAT.
File:First Congolese government.jpg|thumb| Patrice Lumumba with his first government outside the Palais [de la Nation (Kinshasa)|Palais de la Nation] soon after swearing-in ceremony