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Ministry of General Education

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The Ministry of Education is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Education and oversees primary, secondary and tertiary education.

In 2015 the ministry was split, with the Ministry of Higher Education created to oversee tertiary and vocational education and the original ministry renamed the Ministry of General Education, with a remit to oversee primary and secondary education.[1] After the 2021 general elections the two ministries were merged back to form a single Ministry of Education.[2]

List of ministers

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Minister Party Term start Term end
Minister of African Education
Gabriel Musumbulwa United Federal Party 1959 1961
Alfred Gondwe Central Africa Party 1961 1962
Edson Mwamba 1962 1962
Harry Nkumbula Northern Rhodesian African National Congress 1962 1964
Minister of Education
John Mwanakatwe United National Independence Party 1964 1967
Arthur Wina United National Independence Party 1967 1968
Wesley Nyirenda United National Independence Party 1968
Fwanyanga Mulikita United National Independence Party 1973 1976
Minister of General Education
David Mabumba Patriotic Front 2016 2020
Dennis Wanchinga Patriotic Front 2020[3] 2021
Minister of Education
Douglas Syakalima United Party for National Development 2021

Deputy ministers

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Deputy Minister Party Term start Term end
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of African Education
Chiwala Banda Northern Rhodesian African National Congress 1962 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education
William Nkanza United National Independence Party 1964 1967
Charles Thornicroft United National Independence Party 1964 1967
Minister of State for Technical Education
Charles Thornicroft United National Independence Party 1967 1968
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education
Miselo Kapika United National Independence Party 1968 1968
Deputy Minister of Education
Clement Sinyinda Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 2007 2011

References

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  1. ^ About Ministry of Higher Education
  2. ^ "Parley approves turning gender ministry into Office of the President dept, among other changes". Zambia: News Diggers!. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Zambia : President Lungu has fired General Education Minister David Mabumba with immediate effect". 29 July 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2024.