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date=18 September 2016 | newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] | last=Headlines}}</ref> She is the former Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources in the [[Cabinet of Zambia|Zambian Cabinet]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.finland.org/public/default.aspx?contentid=192649&nodeid=40958&contentlan=2&culture=en-US |last=Press Releases |date=18 May 2010 |publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland |title=Zambian Minister of Environment to visit Finland |location=Helsinki | accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> She also served as the Member of Parliament (MP), representing ''Mafinga Constituency'' in the [[National Assembly (Zambia)|Zambian Parliament]], from 2001 until 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Headlines| newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] | url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2014/08/18/mps-benefitswhats-way-forward/ |title=MPs and their benefits: What's the way forward? |accessdate=10 September 2016 |date=18 August 2016 |location=Lusaka}}</ref> | date=18 September 2016 | newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] | last=Headlines}}</ref> She is the former Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources in the [[Cabinet of Zambia|Zambian Cabinet]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.finland.org/public/default.aspx?contentid=192649&nodeid=40958&contentlan=2&culture=en-US |last=Press Releases |date=18 May 2010 |publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland |title=Zambian Minister of Environment to visit Finland |location=Helsinki | accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> She also served as the Member of Parliament (MP), representing ''Mafinga Constituency'' in the [[National Assembly (Zambia)|Zambian Parliament]], from 2001 until 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Headlines| newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] | url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2014/08/18/mps-benefitswhats-way-forward/ |title=MPs and their benefits: What's the way forward? |accessdate=10 September 2016 |date=18 August 2016 |location=Lusaka}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Early life== | ||
She was born in [[Mafinga Constituency]], [[Isoka District]] in [[Northern Province|Zambia's Northern Province]], on 2 January 1964.<ref name="Bio"/> | She was born in [[Mafinga Constituency]], [[Isoka District]] in [[Northern Province|Zambia's Northern Province]], on 2 January 1964.<ref name="Bio"/> | ||
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newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] |date=15 March 2016 |last=Headlines |accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref> | newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] |date=15 March 2016 |last=Headlines |accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Personal | ==Personal life== | ||
Namugala is single.<ref name="Bio"/> She belongs to the [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD), political party.<ref>{{cite web| | Namugala is single.<ref name="Bio"/> She belongs to the [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD), political party.<ref>{{cite web| | ||
url=http://mmdzambia.org/about-mmd/mmd-mps/ |title=Movement for Multiparty Democracy Members of Parliament |accessdate=10 September 2016 | | url=http://mmdzambia.org/about-mmd/mmd-mps/ |title=Movement for Multiparty Democracy Members of Parliament |accessdate=10 September 2016 | | ||
date=1 May 2014 |publisher=[[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD)| | date=1 May 2014 |publisher=[[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD)| | ||
author=MDD |location=Lusaka}}</ref> | author=MDD |location=Lusaka}}</ref> | ||
==Awards and honours== | |||
In February 2010, Catherine Namugala was awarded the African Tourism Minister Of The Year Award, beating six contestants from Ghana, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/02/14/namugala-shortlisted-for-african-tourism-award/ | title=Namugala shortlisted for African tourism award | accessdate=10 September 2016 | date=14 February 2010 | newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] | last=General News |location=Lusaka}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:56, 13 March 2018
Catherine Namugala | |
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| Born | 2 January 1966 |
| Nationality | Zambian |
| Citizenship | Zambia |
| Education | General Certificate of Education Diploma in Catering Post Graduate Diploma in Management[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 2001 — present |
| Known for | Politics |
| Title | First Deputy Speaker National Assembly |
Catherine Namugala a Zambian politician. She is the first female Deputy Speaker of the Zambian Parliament. She was nominated to that position by President Edgar Lungu, on 18 September 2016.[2] She is the former Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources in the Zambian Cabinet.[3] She also served as the Member of Parliament (MP), representing Mafinga Constituency in the Zambian Parliament, from 2001 until 2016.[4]
Early life
She was born in Mafinga Constituency, Isoka District in Zambia's Northern Province, on 2 January 1964.[1]
Career
Catherine Namugala served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 until 2003. From 2003 until 2005, she served as the Deputy Minister for Community Development and Social Services. In 2006, she was re-elected to parliament, representing Isoka East Constituency. Also in 2006, she was appointed Minister of Community Development and Social Services. Since then, she served as Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President, prior to being appointed Minister of Tourism and the Environment in 2008[5]
In the August 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections, Namugala who belongs to the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy political party, chose not to re-contest her parliamentary seat. Instead she endorsed president Lungu's re-election bid. Lungu belongs to the ruling Patriotic Front.[6]
Personal life
Namugala is single.[1] She belongs to the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), political party.[7]
Awards and honours
In February 2010, Catherine Namugala was awarded the African Tourism Minister Of The Year Award, beating six contestants from Ghana, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.[8]
See also
References
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