William Ruto
Ruto in 2023
5th President of Kenya
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 September 2022
Deputy	Rigathi Gachagua
Preceded by	Uhuru Kenyatta
Deputy President of Kenya
In office 9 April 2013 – 13 September 2022
President	Uhuru Kenyatta
Preceded by	Kalonzo Musyoka (Vice President)
Succeeded by	Rigathi Gachagua
Minister for Higher Education
In office 21 April 2010 – 19 October 2010
President	Mwai Kibaki
Prime Minister	Raila Odinga
Succeeded by	Hellen Jepkemoi Sambili (acting)
Minister of Agriculture
In office 17 April 2008 – 21 April 2010
President	Mwai Kibaki
Prime Minister	Raila Odinga
Preceded by	Kipruto Rono Arap Kirwa
Succeeded by	Margret Nyambura
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 30 August 2002 – December 2002
President	Daniel Toroitich arap Moi
Preceded by	George Saitoti
Succeeded by	Moody Awori
Member of Parliament for Eldoret North
In office 1998–2013
Preceded by	Reuben Chesire
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto (1966-12-21) 21 December 1966 (age 58) Kamagut, Kenya
Political party	Kenya African National Union (before 2005) Orange Democratic Movement (2005–2011) United Republican Party (2012–2016) Jubilee Party (2016–2021) United Democratic Alliance (2021–present)
Spouse(s)	Rachel Chebet ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	7
Education	University of Nairobi (BSc, MSc, PhD)

William Samoei arap Ruto (born 21 December 1966) is a Kenyan politician who is the 5th President of Kenya since 2022. He was the Deputy President of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.

Before becoming Deputy President, he had many ministerial positions including the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Higher Education. He was Secretary General of KANU, the former ruling political party. Ruto was a member of Parliament for Eldoret North Constituency between December 1997 and January 2013. He won the seat in the 1997 Kenyan election after defeating Reuben Chesire.

Ruto was charged with crimes including murder by the International Criminal Court. The trial has been ongoing since 10 September 2013.^[1] The charges against him were dropped in 2016 due to lack of evidence by Fatou Bensouda.

On 12 April 2022, Kenya Kwanza political coalition endorsed Ruto as its presidential candidate for 2022 elections. He would win the election with 50.5% of the vote, beating former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in August 2022.^[2]

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