Charlotte Scott

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Charlotte Harland - Scott
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BornCharlotte
(1977-06-03) June 3, 1977 (age 48)
Political party
Spouse(s)Guy Scott
Children4
Alma mater
  • University of Bath
  • University of Oxford
  • University of Reading
ReligionChristianity

Charlotte Harland also known by her married name as Charlotte Scott is a Zambian politician and business woman of British desent and wife to Guy Scott was acting President of Zambia from October 2014 to January 2015 and also served as Vice-President of Zambia from 2011 to 2014. [2][3]

Career

Charlotte has lived and worked in Zambia for more than 27 years, focused on development and poverty alleviation in Zambia, heading projects for the Government of Republic of Zambia, and a range of donors including UNICEF, where she was the Chief of Social Policy & Economic Analysis, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation for five years. Working for the Government and subsequently the cooperating partners, she designed and set up Zambia’s social cash transfer scheme, now a national programme, which has been widely replicated and modified throughout Africa. The programme has received recognition and prizes throughout UNICEF world wide.

Political career

Charlotte served for over three years as the Second Lady of the Republic of Zambia, and as interim First Lady during the 90 day period following the death of the President [4] .

References

  1. Zambia's Guy Scott makes history as white president in sub-Saharan Africa, Faith Karimi, CNN, 10 June 2016.
  2. Aislinn Laing. "I am Africa's first white democratic leader, says Zambian vice-president". 29 October 2014. URL.
  3. 29 October 2014. URL.
  4. "Zambian President Michael Sata dies in London", BBC News – Africa, 15 June 2016.