Ministry of General Education
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The Ministry of General Education is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of General Education and oversees primary and secondary education. Tertiary and vocational education is overseen by the Ministry of Higher Education, which was split from the main ministry in 2015.[1]
List of ministers
[edit]Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
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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 |
Deputy ministers
[edit]Deputy Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
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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 |
Miselo Kapika | United National Independence Party | 1968 | 1968 |
Deputy Minister of Education | |||
Clement Sinyinda | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 2007 | 2011 |
Deputy Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
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Minister of State for Technical Education | |||
Charles Thornicroft | United National Independence Party | 1967 | 1968 |