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'''Lupando Katoloshi Mwape''' is a [[Zambia]]n politician.  He served as [[Vice-President of Zambia]] from 2004 to 2006 under President [[Levy Mwanawasa]], who indicated that, had Mwape not been defeated in the 2006 parliamentary election, he would almost certainly have been re-appointed as Vice-President. Mwape was succeeded by [[Rupiah Banda]], who became president on Mwanawasa's death in 2008.

== Education ==
* Qualified Bachelor of Engineering and Educationalist in the Technical establishment,
* Aeronautical El,
* Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Technical and Vocational Lecturer,
* Aircraft Inspector,
* Educational Administrator, Team Leader, Curriculum Development Advisor,
* Examiner and Moderator of Electro-Sciences and Engineering and Aviation Programmes. 
* Started career as an engineer and later an Educationalist and holds a degree in Aero - El, Dip Tech. Education, UK Airworthiness Certificate and possesses an AME Certificate, membership of the Engineering Institute of Zambia (MEIZ) and MBA (Student).

== Positions held ==
* Elected Member of Parliament. September 2000 
* Appointed Minister of Communications and Transport. And concurrently served as Chairman of Africa Telecommunications Union (ATU); May 2001
* Member of the Zambia National Tender Board (ZNTB); Co-chair of TAZARA Council of Ministers and became Chair from 2002 - 2003;  
* Appointed Northern Province Provincial Minister. Between June and October 2004,
* At Party level, was Co-opted MMD Northern Province Vice-Chairman in 2001 and became Chairman from April 2003. 
* In October 2004, when was Co-opted MMD National Trustee until July 2005 and was elected MMD National Trustee the position held until November 2006.  
* Served as Vice President of the Republic of Zambia from October 2004 to October 2006.  
* As Resident Ambassador to P.R. China 2007-2009, His Excellency Lupando Augustine Festus K. Mwape was a Non-Residential Ambassador to DPR Korea, Kingdom of Thailand, Kingdom of Cambodia, Mongolia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Vietnam, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

==References==
*[http://maravi.blogspot.com/2007/10/lupando-could-have-probably-succeeded.html "Lupando could have probably succeeded me - Levy"]
*http://allafrica.com/stories/200611280009.html
*http://business.highbeam.com/3548/article-1G1-155064005/lupando-mwape-appointed-zambia-envoy-china
*http://www.polity.org.za/topic/augustine-festus-lupando-mwape
*http://image.baidu.com/i?tn=baiduimage&ct=201326592&lm=-1&cl=2&nc=1&word=%E5%8D%A2%E6%BD%98%E5%A4%9A%E2%80%A2%E5%A7%86%E7%93%A6%E4%BD%A9&ie=utf-8&ie=utf-8
*http://big5.huaxia.com/xw/zdxw/dwjw/2005/00401821.html
*http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2005-12-20/20077757300s.shtml
*http://42.qfmail.com/zsjx/xwzxinfo.php?id=55
*http://shenzhensako.cn.gongchang.com/news/206908.html
*http://www.wzfao.gov.cn/view.jsp?id=zb6jnf7a
*http://www.sako.cn/news/2009-8-26/122.html
*http://www.cneec.com.cn/news/gsyw/200906/222.html
*http://zwxws.net/news/2009106.asp
*http://xdjt.com.cn/news_show.asp?tid=4&id=355
*http://www.invest.net.cn/swzx/zambia/xxzx/second-5.htm
*http://www-cdn3.huawei.com/cn/about-huawei/newsroom/press-release/archive/hw-089066-news.htm
*http://www.jsfao.gov.cn/newsdetail.asp?newsid=12208
*http://newpaper.dahe.cn/dhcf/html/2011-01/11/content_449589.htm
*http://www.hainan.gov.cn/data/news/2007/06/32955/
*http://qys.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11295074/n11298763/12450304.html
*http://news.travel168.net/20060112/3119.html
*http://www.who.int/dg/lee/speeches/2006/launch_whr_lusaka/en/
*http://mg.co.za/article/2005-03-21-zambias-vicepresident-threatens-to-quit

==See also==
[[List of Vice Presidents of Zambia]]

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