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{{Infobox official post
|post            = Prime Minister
|body            = the Republic of Zambia
|insignia        = Coat of Arms of Zambia.svg
|insigniasize    = 125px
|insigniacaption = Coat of Arms of Zambia
|image           = 
|imagesize       = 120px
|imagecaption    = 
|style           = 
|residence       = 
|appointer       = [[List of Presidents of Zambia|President of Zambia]]
|appointer_qualified = 
|precursor      = 
|formation      = 25 August 1973
|first          = [[Mainza Chona]]
|last           = [[Malimba Masheke]]
|abolished      = 31 August 1991
|succession     = ''None''
|salary         = 
}}
The '''Prime Minister of Zambia''' was the [[head of government]] in [[Zambia]]. From 1973 to 1975, [[Mainza Chona]] was the first person to hold the position following independence from the [[United Kingdom]] ([[Kenneth Kaunda]] was the first and only Prime Minister of [[Northern Rhodesia]] in 1964, before it became independent as Zambia).

The position of the Prime Minister of Zambia was abolished in 1991, in the last months of Kaunda's presidential term. Since then, the [[List of Presidents of Zambia|President of Zambia]] serves as both the [[head of state]] and the head of government.

==Prime Ministers of Zambia (1964–1991)==
;Parties
{{legend2|{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}|[[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|--
! №
! style="width:80px;"| Picture
! Name<br /><small>(Born–Died)
! Took office
! Left office
! Political Party
|--
!colspan="6"|Prime Minister of [[Northern Rhodesia]]
|--
! style="background:{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 1
| [[File:Kenneth David Kaunda detail DF-SC-84-01864.jpg|80px]] || [[Kenneth Kaunda]]<br><small>(1924–) || 22 January 1964 || 24 October 1964 || [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]]
|--
!colspan="6"|Prime Ministers of the [[Zambia|Republic of Zambia]]
|-- 
| colspan="6" align=center|''Post abolished (24 October 1964 – 25 August 1973)''
|--
! style="background:{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 1
| [[File:Mainza Chona - PM.jpg|80px]] || [[Mainza Chona]]<br><small>(1930–2001)</small><br>(1st time) || 25 August 1973 || 27 May 1975 || [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]]
|--
! style="background:{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 2
| [[File:No image.png|80px]] || [[Elijah Mudenda]]<br><small>(1927–2008) || 27 May 1975 || 20 July 1977 || [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]]
|--
! style="background:{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| <small>(1)</small>
| [[File:Mainza Chona - PM.jpg|80px]] || [[Mainza Chona]]<br><small>(1930–2001)</small><br>(2nd time) || 20 July 1977 || 15 June 1978 || [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]]
|--
! style="background:{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 3
| [[File:No image.png|80px]] || [[Daniel Lisulo]]<br><small>(1930–2000) || 15 June 1978 || 18 February 1981 || [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]]
|--
! style="background:{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 4
| [[File:No image.png|80px]] || [[Nalumino Mundia]]<br><small>(1927–1988) || 18 February 1981 || 24 April 1985 || [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]]
|--
! style="background:{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 5
| [[File:No image.png|80px]] || [[Kebby Musokotwane]]<br><small>(1946–1996) || 24 April 1985 || 15 March 1989 || [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]]
|--
! style="background:{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 6
| [[File:No image.png|80px]] || [[Malimba Masheke]]<br><small>(1941–) || 15 March 1989 || 31 August 1991 || [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]]
|-- 
| colspan="6" align=center|''Post abolished (31 August 1991 – Present)''
|--
|}

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Governor of Northern Rhodesia]]
*[[List of Presidents of Zambia]]

==External links==
*[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Zambia.html World Statesmen - Zambia]

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