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[[File:Kalombo Mwansa.jpg|thumbnail|right|Kalombo Mwansa, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Zambia, addresses the general debate of the s ...[Zambia]].<ref>[http://zambia24.com/?p=1593, Kalombo Mwansa is New Defense minister], zambia24.com</ref><ref>[http://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/05/04/kalombo-mwa

...n who has served as the [[Vice-President of Zambia]]. He also served as [[Minister of Health]] from 2000 to 2001. ==Political career==

{{Infobox political party The '''Rainbow Party''' is a socialist political party in Zambia.

...mbia]]n freedom fighter, diplomat, Cabinet minister, member of Parliament, political activist and church leader<ref name=times>Zambia: Kapasa Makasa's Moments, ...ia. He also served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and North-Western Minister and as a [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]] Member of the Central

...bia Daily Mail}}</ref>) was a [[Zambia]]n politician. He served as [[Prime Minister of Zambia]] from 27 May 1975 to 20 July 1977. ...Three years later, he became Minister of Finance. He was moved to Foreign Minister in 1969, where he also held a number of posts on international committees.

...//apnews.com/article/3a8a2002d5a30fadf1c1dde1d998ec62 Former Zambian Prime Minister Musokotwane Dies], AP News, February 13, 1996</ref> ==Political career==

...tiparty Democracy]] (MMD) government. During this time he also served as [[Minister of Health]], [[Ministry of Tourism|Tourism]], [[Ministry of Home Affairs|Ho ==Political career==

* '''[[Arthur Wina]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Finance * '''[[Dingiswayo Banda]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Housing and Social Development

|post = Prime Minister ...om the [[United Kingdom]] ([[Kenneth Kaunda]] was the first and only Prime Minister of [[Northern Rhodesia]] in 1964, before it became independent as Zambia).

...chool]] in [[Lusaka]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zambia: Memoirs of a Moral And Political Leader|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200706270547.html|work=allAfrica|ac ...ister of Mines and Cooperatives 1965-67; Minister of Home Affairs 1967-70; Minister of Defence 1970-73; Secretary General of the Party (equivalent to vice pres

| known_for = 4th [[Prime Minister]] ...dustry from 1964 and later became the 4th [[Prime Minister of Zambia|Prime Minister]] of the country from 18 February 1981 to 24 April 1985. He went on to serv

...d Industry. Following a cabinet reshuffle in 1993 he was appointed Finance Minister. ...ost radical in Africa, until his dismissal by Chiluba in March 1998 due to political differences.

...tml | date=15 September 2016| title= Opposition chief named Zambia Finance minister | first=Michael | last=Chawe | newspaper=[[The EastAfrican]] | location=Nai ...rperson for Labour and Social Security in the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)]] political party.<ref>{{cite web|

The '''National Party''' is a political party in [[Zambia]]. .../history Zambia: History] The Commonwealth</ref><ref>Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p1611</ref>

| office = [[Cabinet of Zambia|Minister of Health]] ...- 25 August 2017) was a [[Zambia]]n [[politician]] who also served as the Minister of Health from October 2011 to 2016 in the [[Patriotic Front]] administrati

| office = Minister for Community Development and Social Welfare | office1 = [[Minister of Tourism]]

| office1 = Minister of Gender and Child Development <ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09 ...t-sata-upgrades-gender-division-full-cabinet-ministry-appoints-inonge-wina-minister-gender/ LusakaTimes.com]</ref>

...May 2010 |publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland |title=Zambian Minister of Environment to visit Finland |location=Helsinki | accessdate=10 Septembe ...uty Minister in the Office of the Vice President, prior to being appointed Minister of Tourism and the Environment in 2008<ref>{{cite web| url=http://allafrica

| office2 = [[Ministry of Agriculture (Zambia)|Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries]] | office3 = [[Ministry of Tourism and Arts|Minister of Tourism]]

The '''Forum for Democracy and Development''' (FDD) is a political party in [[Zambia]]. In 2005 the FDD chose [[Edith Nawakwi]], a former MMD minister, as its president. However, in 2006 the government de-registered the FDD, o

The '''Forum for Democracy and Development''' (FDD) is a political party in [[Zambia]]. In 2005 the FDD chose [[Edith Nawakwi]], a former MMD minister, as its president. However, in 2006 the government de-registered the FDD, o

| office = Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services<br>{{small|(2015-2016)}} | office3 = Minister of Agriculture

...appointed editor of the ''[[Times of Zambia]]''. From 1973 to 1975 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1976 he left politics for the private sector. In 198 ...the [[Zambian general election, 2006|2006 elections]] he was reinstated as Minister of Information until his resignation in April 2007 over video footage showi

...d to Parliament in 1973 and served for 19 years. In 2001, he was appointed Minister for the Southern Province by [[Levy Mwanawasa]] and continued in that and o ==Political & Government Positions==

...der, [[Kenneth Kaunda]] became [[Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia|Prime Minister]], leading the country to independence in October that year, at which point ...leader [[John Moffat (Northern Rhodesian politician)|John Moffat]] and ex-minister [[Charles Cousins (Northern Rhodesian politcian)|Charles Cousins]].<ref nam

==Political career== In 1968 he also served as Minister of State for [[Luapula Province]].

| office = Minister of Finance ...by profession. She is the first woman in [[Zambia]] to hold the post of [[Minister of Finance]] following her appointment in 1997. She is the President of the

...te=2013-09-12}}</ref><ref name=times>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Former minister BY dies |url=http://www.times.co.zm/?p=26786 |work=[[Times of Zambia]] |pub ...as Minister of Defense from 1991 to 1997, and he also served for a time as Minister of Energy and Water Development.<ref name=times/>

|chief1_position = Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry ...rl=http://www.theworldfolio.com/interviews/hon-margaret-mwanakatwe-zambias-minister-of-commerce-trade-and-industry/3969/ |

...Congress]] at Lubwa. The church was used as a base for the ANC to mobilise political support in [[Chinsali District]]. ...er dismissed from his teaching job and moved to [[Lusaka]] to focus on his political career.

|post = Prime Minister ...dence]] from the [[United Kingdom]] ([[Kenneth Kaunda]] was the only prime minister of [[Northern Rhodesia]] in 1964, before it became independent as Zambia).

| office = [[Ministry of Health (Zambia)|Minister of Health]] | office2 = [[Ministry of Local Government (Zambia)|Minister for Local Government]]

...epresentatives, 2 heads of multilateral organizations and 2 former African political leaders. ...the country for a medical check-up in the United Kingdom, leaving Defence Minister Edgar Lungu in charge in his absence. Sata's absence from public view, give

==Political career== ...under [[Frederick Chiluba]], who became president in 1991. He was foreign minister from 1995 to 1996 and then vice-president from 1997 to 2001. He fell out wi

{{Infobox Political post ...he head of government, as the position of [[Prime Minister of Zambia|Prime Minister]] was abolished in the last months of Kaunda's term.

...ers Sekwila Mumba''' (May 18, 1960) is a [[Zambia]]n politician and church minister. He served as [[Vice-President of Zambia]] 2003-04 under [[Levy Mwanawasa] ==Political career==

== Political career == ...ick Chiluba]]’s government. In 1997, he was demoted from vice president to minister of education. But he remained the vice president of the ruling party (MMD).

| office1 = [[Ministry of Defence (Zambia)|Minister of Defence of Zambia]] ...Under President [[Michael Sata]], Lungu served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Defense. Following Sata's death in October 2014, Lungu was adopted as th

| seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]] | leader_title = Province Minister

{{Infobox political party The '''United National Independence Party''' (UNIP) is a [[political party]] in [[Zambia]]. It governed the country from 1964 to 1991 under the

...rchitect and co-ordinator of the [[Cha Cha Cha Uprising]] at the height of political campaigns to rid the country of British colonisation. ...ederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. He was encouraged by Nkumbula to seek political office, which he did, after winning elections for the position of ANC Lusak

In [[Zambian general election, 2006|2006]], she made her political comeback by being elected to the [[National Assembly of Zambia]] from [[Kas ...l=http://www.panapress.com/Mwanawasa-names-predecessor-s-ex-wife-as-deputy-minister--13-478748-18-lang2-index.html |work=[[PanaPress]] |date=2006-10-09 |access

| office2 = Minister of Foreign Affairs ...lawi, the father of [[Kenneth Kaunda]] (who became the first African Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia in 1963 and then the first president of [[Zambia]] in

Kapambwe is a bachelor's degree holder in political economy obtained from the [[University of Zambia]] he is also a post-gradu ...el Foote]], however [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Zambia)|Foreign Affairs Minister]] [[Joseph Malanji]] stated that he was just swapped positions with [[Ngosa

...for independence from Britain in the 1950s, and went on to be a government minister after independence."<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

...e managing directors of RCM and NCCM as well as the chairman of ZIMCO were political appointees. The [[Minister of Mines]] was the chairman of RCM, NCCM, and ZIMCO. In the same year, the

| caption = Prime Minister Mainza Chona (left) seen here greeting [[UNIP]] Member of Central Committee | office2 = [[Prime Minister of Zambia|Prime Minister of the Republic of Zambia]]

...ivil Service. He was subsequently a [[Member of Parliament]], a Government Minister and [[Governor of the Bank of Zambia]]. ...age and corruption, and the growing authoritarianism and centralisation of political power in the hands of the President. Musakanya provides an insider's insigh

====Political ties==== Political relations between the Soviet Union and Zambia were challenged by [[People's

*[[Prime Minister of Zambia]] [[Category:Lists of political office-holders in Zambia|Governor]]

...for the nation's lush flora, red for the nation's struggle for [[Freedom (political)|freedom]], black for the Zambian people, and orange for the land's [[natur *on any motor car, boat or ship in or by which a Minister of Government is for the time being travelling;<ref name="flag act"/>

Political tensions in Zambia has since been rising since the arrest on treason charge were vandalized by unknown people in Kafue’s Mungu area. The provincial minister [[Japhen Mwakalombe]] stated out that the perpetrators of the vandalism act

| occupation = Church minister, teacher, author, [[:Category:Zambian politicians|politician]] Reverend '''Paul Bwembya Mushindo''' (born 1896) was a [[Zambia]]n minister of the church, teacher, writer and [[:Category:Zambian politicians|politici

| office2 = Cabinet Minister for North Western province [[Zambia]] | office3 = Minister of State for Rural Development [[Zambia]]

* [[Mainza Chona]] - Prime Minister, 1973–1975, 1977–1978 * [[Elijah Mudenda]] Prime Minister, 1975–1977

| known_for = First Justice Minister of [[Zambia]] ...es/2008/1101/1225321621639.html "Dublin-born lawyer who became first white minister in independent Zambia"] ''The Irish Times'', 1 November 2008</ref> Followin

...ince]]s, each administered by an appointed Provincial [[Political minister|minister]] who essentially performs the duties of a [[governor]]. == Political history ==

| office3 = Minister of Agriculture ==Political career==

...desia]] from British colonialism. He was founders of Zambia’s first native political party, the [[Northern Rhodesia African National Congress]] founded in 1948. ...nal Congress|Northern Rhodesian African Congress]] in 1951, a first native political party which was first led by [[Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika]]. The party was s

Prior to Sata's death, his ill-health led to political commentators speculating about potential Patriotic Front candidates.<ref na *[[Chishimba Kambwili]], Minister of Sports.<ref name="What Next?">{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/storie

...ogress initially had been slow because the population mostly supported the political opposition, but also that local organizations had been quite effective in t ...galinga and other townships, former [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Zambia)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] [[Katele Kalumba]], who had been instrumental in imple

...cfm "Zambian President Has Had a History of Hypertension, Says Information Minister"], VOA News, 2 July 2008.</ref> ...for what was described as a medical check-up, leaving [[Edgar Lungu]], the Minister of Defense, in charge of the country in his absence.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co

...anzania. Internally, there was also political tension and fighting amongst political party members. Considering the internal and external situation at that time ...all this Mr Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula proposed that since Choma was the major political centre of the African National Congress, we should, after the whole agreeme

...ref> However, by the end of the month, only three had formally applied for political asylum.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=2904|date=2008-05- Zambia also granted political asylum to twelve members of the Zimbabwean opposition party Movement for De

...eputy = [[Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland|Prime Minister]] ...alled into question and the causes of the Federation's failure were purely political: the strong and growing oppositing of the African inhabitants.<ref>'Commonw

The political organisation of the Lozi has long centred on a monarchy, whose reigning hea ...e in 1964. In the run-up to independence, the Litunga, the Ngambela (Prime Minister) and about a dozen senior indunas went to London for talks with the Colonia

...[[Kenneth Kaunda]] was elected [[Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia|Prime Minister]], and later the same year president, as the country adopted a presidential ...articipatory democracy", which in practise meant that UNIP became the sole political factor in the country. It provided for a strong [[President of Zambia|presi

...enewed after wining in the [[2016 general elections]]. Lungu was a Defence Minister at the time of his victory over [[UPND]] Pres [[Hakainde Hichilema]] in the ...er in hopes of preventing further damage to the economy. Top religious and political officials participated, and other public events were cancelled.<ref>[http:/

...r of Foreign Affairs.<ref name="Over" /> During his brief stint as Foreign Minister (1975–1976<ref name="statehouse.gov.zm">{{cite web |url=http://www.stateh ...he 1988 election, he took the issue to court. He also served for a time as Minister of State for Mines.<ref name=Over/>

...ndary School in [[Kawambwa]], where he was expelled in the second year for political activities. He became a bus conductor, and later a politician due to his ch ...f>[http://www.afrol.com/articles/22033 From divorced First Lady to Zambian Minister]. Guardian Weekly (Lusaka) 18 October 2006</ref> On May 6, 2002, Chiluba m

...The church's drive for membership was so aggressive that it was seen as a political threat by the colonial Northern Rhodesia government. ...the proclamation of a state of emergency by the new pre-independence Prime Minister, Kenneth Kaunda. About a thousand people died in the clashes between Lumpa

...78–1916, with one break in 1884-5, who restored the traditions of the Lozi political economy in the arena of the invasion by the [[Makololo]], internal competit ...overnment of Barotseland is the Kuta, presided over by the Ngambela (Prime Minister).

...[Kariba Dam]], uncovered in 1960. The increase in trade resulted in larger political units and more complex social structures. In 1888, [[Cecil Rhodes]], spearheading British commercial and political interests in Central Africa, obtained a mineral rights concessions from loc

...litical party in Zambia. Under President [[Frederick Chiluba]], Sata was a minister during the 1990s as part of the [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD) ...of Zambia's most instantly recognisable faces. Under the MMD, he served as minister for local government, labour and, briefly, health where, he stated that his

...ely without external support. The insurgency was thus more notable for its political impact than its military significance. For no matter how ineffective and ci ...result of the coup, Mushala’s supporters in Calunda were granted a form of political asylum in Caprivi in August-September 1974. The agreement stated that the Z

(...). We had no option," said then Minister of Finance Edith Nawakwi. ...into business packages was to promote diversity of ownership and minimise political and economic risks.

...ntaining the rule of law in [[Zambia]]. It is under the portfolio of the [[Minister of Home Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zambia / Africa / Member countries ...aws are public knowledge, are clear, apply to everyone equally, and uphold political and civil liberties. <ref>{{Cite web|last=ISSAfrica.org|title=Chapter 3: Po

...mmerce, and Industry, and [[Sylvia Masebo]] of the ZRP as Local Government Minister. However, Godfrey Miyanda, himself also belonging to the opposition, oppose .../english/2008-08/19/content_9521392.htm "News Analysis: Zambia faces vital political reshuffle as president dies"], Xinhua, 19 August 2008.</ref><ref name=Liu /

...University Press, p22−23</ref> However, this was fiercely opposed by Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland [[Roy Welensky]], as the lower ...that they wanted to see the end of [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland|political federation]] and its replacement with only an economic association".<ref na

...sh/2008-08/19/content_9521392.htm |title=News Analysis: Zambia faces vital political reshuffle as president dies |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |date=19 August 2 ...cally".<ref name=FM/> Former Vice-President [[Enoch Kavindele]] and former Minister of Works and Supply [[Ludwig Sondashi]] also applied. [[Katele Kalumba]] an

...ly politically isolated, both internationally and continental. Under Prime Minister [[B.J. Vorster]] it developed the so-called "outward-looking policy", an ef Prime Minister Vorster had had a secret conversation with Kaunda for some time since 1968,

...The sad tale of Chinese Investment is all too visible, early in 2012, then Minister for Labour and Sport and area Member of Parliament, [[Chishimba Kambwili]] ...u riding on the party name elected as Lunshya Central M.P whilst outspoken Minister of Sport [[Chishimba Kambwili]] re-elected for the Roan seat.

| office = Prime Minister of the Cape Colony ...essman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperia

...a claim to being the birthplace of Zambian politics as it was an important political centre during the colonial period.<ref name="TZ">[http://www.times.co.zm/ne ...the powerful [[Rhodesia Railway Workers Union]] (RRWU), who became [[Prime Minister]] of the ill-fated [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]], which was oppo

....znbc.co.zm/news/ex-minister-kalumbathree-others-jailed-for-corruption/ Ex Minister Kalumba,Three Others Jailed For Corruption], 29 December 2022, [[ZNBC]]</re *'''2020 Mar 18''' - Zambia’s [[Ministry of Health|Health Minister]] [[Chitalu Chilufya]] announces the country's first recorded two cases of

...corruption and abuse of office by the former Transport and Communications Minister in the [[Rupiah Banda]] administration and the former Director of Public Pr The tribunal to investigate Dora Siliya, former Transport and Communications Minister, was established to investigate allegations that she awarded contracts to t

The Provincial Minister (appointed by the [[President of Zambia]]) is the political head of the province, and is assisted by the Provincial Permanent Secretary ...issioner (appointed by the Republican President), who combines the role of political head with that of overseer of the Civil Service in the district. Each gover

...te of Katanga|secession of Katanga]] and the assassination of former prime minister [[Patrice Lumumba]]. Belgium and the United Kingdom had a vested interest i ...reki]], to institute a UN investigation into the deaths of Congolese prime minister, [[Patrice Lumumba]], who was overthrown in 1960 and murdered the following

*[[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Zambia: [[Capital of Zambia|Lusaka]] *[[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Zambia: [[Capital of Zambia|Lusaka]]

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...nclude [[Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe]], Zambia's first post-independence foreign Minister and one of the founders of the United Nations Independence Party that gover 8) Roberts, A. D. (1973). ''A history of the Bemba: Political growth and change in north-eastern Zambia before 1900.'' London: Longman.

...some cases more or less a 'state within a state', they tend to take up the political functions of repressed organizations. This leads to confrontation with the ...horities. In 1963 the new majority government with Kenneth Kaunda as prime minister send the army into the district to restore order and to capture Lenshina. S

..., ISBN 978-0-571-14985-8</ref> was not completed until 1977 due to largely political problems for a total cost of $480,000,000. During construction, 86 men lost On November 11, 2013 It was announced by Zimbabwe's Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa that capacity at the Zimbabwean (South) Kariba hydropowe

...y." <ref>[[#Altorfer-Ong|Altorfer-Ong 2009]]: PDF 16</ref> Canadian prime minister [[Lester Pearson]] also questioned whether Nyerere should get so close to t ...the Tanzania-Zambia Railway became a critical tool for preserving Zambia's political and economic independence.<ref name=Origins/> On September 6, 1967, an agr

...independent Zambia. In 1973 following tribal and inter-party violence, all political parties except UNIP were banned through an amendment of the constitution af ...ctions, defeating their ANC rivals and securing Kaunda's position as prime minister. On 24 October 1964 he became the first President of an [[Zambia Independen

[[File:Northern Rhodesia Polics.jpg|350px|thumbnail|right|The prime minister of newly-independent Northern Rhodesia, [[Kenneth Kaunda]], inspecting the ...na) and the Caprivi strip of German South West Africa (Namibia), was not a political unit and had no name at all. Customary law was administered among the 70 od

|title_deputy = [[Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia|Prime Minister]] ...y small number of European settlers, but from the time these first secured political representation, they agitated for white minority rule, either as a separate

I also commend all political parties and independent candidates for participating in the elections. The theme calls on all of us to unite regardless of our political affiliation, ethnicity, religion and gender.

...ing a 5 day state visit to Israel. He met various investors and government minister to discuss bilateral trade. Lungu also conducted bilateral talks with [[Ben ...risis-zambia-says-president-lungu-returns-lesotho/|title=Zambia : There no political crisis in Zambia, says President Lungu as he returns from Lesotho|last=edit

...nialism|colonial]] administration.<ref name=Lowdown/> It is still used for political gatherings, but the open air assemblies have been replaced by a conference ...is set up purely for administrative purposes. The province is headed by a minister appointed by the [[President of Zambia|President]] and there are ministries