THE full list of ministerial appointees was announced yesterday by President Mugabe, who is set to swear them in today to finalise the formation of the inclusive Government in line with the broad-based agreement signed by the three main political parties in September last year.
Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda said 39 people would be appointed "ministers" but gave no information as to the portfolios they would be assigned.
According to the broad-based agreement, Zanu-PF will have 15 Cabinet portfolios, MDC-T 13 and the MDC three, to reflect the distribution of the popular vote in last year’s elections.
The agreement has already been modified by the appointment of two ministers from Zanu-PF and MDC-T to share the running of the Ministry of Home Affairs to bring the total of Cabinet ministers to 32.
MDC-T spokesperson Mr Nelson Chamisa last night speculated that two people would be appointed as Ministers of State in the offices of the President and Prime Minister.
In the list released last night, Zanu-PF had 21 names, 20 of them members of the last Cabinet with the addition of Cde Walter Mzembi, the former Deputy Minister of Water Resources and Infrastructure Development.
MDC-T had 14 names with some variation on the list issued on Monday.
Dropped from the final list was the party’s nominee for the Ministry of State Enterprises and Parastatals, Mr Eddie Cross, and Mr Abednico Bhebhe, an MDC legislator who had been nominated Minister of Water Resources Development and Management by Mr Tsvangirai.
Mr Chamisa said Mr Cross had been re-assigned while Mr Bhebhe, a member of the MDC, had been struck off the list after MDC voiced concern over his nomination by MDC-T.
"Mr Cross has been re-assigned after consultations and has been replaced by Mr Joel Gabuza Gabuza while Mr Bhebhe has been removed after circumstances that followed his appointment," he said.
Also on the new list is the leader of a group known as Bulawayo Agenda Mr Gordon Moyo, who makes up the MDC-T list of nominees.
MDC named four people, all from the party’s top leadership: Deputy president Mr Gibson Sibanda, secretary-general Professor Welshman Ncube and his deputy Mrs Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga plus the party’s sole legislator from Bulawayo, Sen David Coltart.
Sen Coltart is the only nominee with a seat in Parliament, meaning the other three will need to take up the party’s quota of appointed senators.
Dr Sibanda said the appointees should be at State House in Harare at 10am. "This is to enable their appointments as ministers after which will follow the swearing-in ceremony at 1pm," said Dr Sibanda.
He said only close families are invited to the ceremony and advised the appointees to adhere to the stipulated time.
The full list of appointees is as follows:
Zanu-PF
Kembo Dugish Campbell Mohadi
He was born on 15 November 1949 in Beitbridge.
Education
He did his primary school education in Beitbridge between 1958 and 1965. He went to Manama and Goromonzi secondary schools for his ‘O’ Level studies and completed his secondary school education in 1972 at Commercial Careers College. He joined the teaching profession for a short period. He holds a ‘O’ Level, A’ Level certificates, Certificate in Intelligence Studies (USSR), ‘and qualifications (Zimbabwe), Diploma in Political Science (USSR), Diploma in Accountancy (London), Diploma in Salesmanship an he is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Bookkeeping (South Africa).
Career/Politcal Career
He left for Zambia in 1972 to join the liberation struggle. He moved to Botswana to open up the Western Front as an entry point for the Freedom Fighters. He received military training in Moscow, Russia. He was arrested in 1976 and sentenced to 15 years in prison and was detained at Khami maximum prison. He was released in 1980 when Zimbabwe attained independence. Between 1981 and 1985 he was the Education Officer for the Beitbridge District. In 1984 he was elected into the Central Committee of PF ZAPU. In 1985 he was nominated the Beitbridge Constituency candidate for PF ZAPU. He was elected to become a Member of Parliament in 1985. He served in the Estimate Committee on the Committee on the utilisation of Foreign Currency. He rose to become a member of the ZANU PF Central Committee. In December 1989 he was elected National Secretary for Finance for the Youth League in the ZANU PF Central Committee. In 1990 he was elected Member of Parliament for the Beitbridge Constituency. He was re-elected in the March 1995 elections and he was appointed Deputy Minister of Sport Recreation and Culture. In 2000 he was elected Member of Parliament for Beitbridge Constituency and in March 2004 he was appointed the Minister of Home Affairs. He was re-elected into the Sixth Parliament representing the same constituency and was subsequently appointed Minister of Home Affairs.
Family Details
He is married.
Sydney Tigere Sekeramayi
Personal Details
He was born on 30 March 1944 in Chihota.
Education
He did his primary school at his birthplace and secondary school at Waddilove before going to Goromonzi. He obtained a degree in medicine (Sweden) and he specialised in his studies in medicine (surgery) in Britain.
Career/Politcal Career
He was expelled from Goromonzi Government School after taking a leading part in demonstration against the Government. He was an activist in the youth wing of the Zimbabwe African National Union at its inception. He was one of the first students to be sponsored by ZANU PF to study abroad and in 1961 he left for Czechoslovakia to study until 1964 when he left for Sweden. He worked in Sweden for a short while before going to Zambia where he remained until 1976. He later left for Britain to specialise in surgery. The party recalled him to Mozambique before completing his studies. Cde Sekeramayi joined Central Committee in 1977. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1980. In 2000 he was elected Member of Parliament for Marondera East Constituency. Currently, he is the Minister of Defence.
Family Details
He is married.
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
Personal Details
He was born on 15 September 1942.
Education
He commenced his education at Lundi Mission and continued at Mumbwa Boys’ School and Kafue Secondary School in Zambia. He also studied building and architecture at the Hodgson Technical College in Zambia. Released in 1974, he went to Zambia where the ZANU PF Party assisted him to complete his law studies.
Career/Politcal Career
He was a member of UNDP in Zambia and eventually joined ZAPU. He went to Egypt in 1963, and joined forces with ZANU at its formation that year. One of the first ZANLA comrades to undergo military training in the People’s Republic of China in 1963, he infiltrated into the then Rhodesia in 1964. In August that year, his group blew up a locomotive near Fort Victoria (Masvingo). He was subsequently arrested in January 1965 and convicted for this ‘offence’. However, he escaped the mandatory death sentence by a whisker because he was under age, but served a ten-year sentence at Khami Maximum Prison, near Bulawayo. He was called to the Zambian Bar in 1976. In 1977 he proceeded to Mozambique, where he joined the Central Committee and was appointed Special Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office. From 1980-1988, he served as the Minister of State Security. He became Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs from 1988 to June 2000. His tenure in the Ministry of Justice saw the formation of the Judiciary College, which has since played a critical role in meeting the shortage of magistrates, prosecutors and other judiciary officers. In his capacity as Leader of the House, he initiated Parliamentary Reforms, which were given a new impetus with his appointment as Speaker of Parliament in June 2000. The reforms have resulted in the empowerment of constituents through the Parliament Constituency Information Centres (PCICs), the introduction of question time without notice, the Business of the House Committee, Members’ Motor Vehicle Fund, a data-base on the socio-economic profile of each constituency and capacity building programmes for both Members and Staff of Parliament. His role as Speaker of Parliament has witnessed the consolidation of the Reform Process and ushered in a marked improvement in the conditions of service for both Members and Staff of Parliament. He was appointed a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament in April 2005 and was appointed Minister of Rural Housing and Social Amenities.
Family Details
He is married.
Herbert Murerwa
Personal Details
He was born on 31 April 1941 in Goromonzi.
Education
After secondary education he joined the teaching profession. He holds a Doctor of Education degree in Education Planning (Harvard University, USA), Master of Education Degree in Educational Planning (Harvard University, USA), Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) degree from George William College (USA).
Career/Politcal Career
In 1964 he joined ZANU’s Highfield branch and was later expelled from the teaching profession due to political activism. He left the country to pursue further studies in the United States of America where he also continued to support the liberation struggle. In 1978 he worked for the United Nations in Ethiopia as an Economic Affairs Officer and collaborated with a ZANU PF team on manpower requirement studies for an independent Zimbabwe. 1980-1982 he was a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Manpower, Planning and Development. Between 1982 and 1984 he was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. From 1984 to 1990 he served as the Zimbabwe High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. In April 1990 he was appointed Minister of Environment and Tourism. In 1993 he was elected ZANU PF Secretary for Administration for Mashonaland East Provincial Council. At the 1994 People’s Congress he was elected member of the ZANU PF Central Committee. He was later appointed Minister of Higher Education and Technology and later transferred to become Minister of Finance and Economic Development and in February 2004 he was again appointed Minister of Higher Education. In 1990 he was elected Member of Parliament for Goromonzi Constituency.
Family Details
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Simbarashe Simbanenduku Mumbengegwi.
Personal Details
He was born on the 20th of July 1945 in Chivi.
Education
He did his ‘O’ and ‘A’ Levels at Fletcher High School. He holds a B.A (General) Degree; a B.A (Combined Honours) Degree in Politics and History; a Diploma in Education; Masters Degree in Education all obtained from (Môn ash University, Melbourne, Australia). He also studied for a Masters Degree in Public Administration at the University of Zimbabwe
Career/Politcal Career
In 1960 he was a member of the Youth League of the National Democratic Party (N.D.P) and was a member of the Youth League of the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU).He was a member of the ZANU and from 1966 to 1972 was an activist in exile. He was a teacher at Dadaya Secondary School; and between 1976 and 1978 was ZANU Chief Representative in Australia and the Far East. He was a teacher in Australia and taught at Prahran High School; Doveton High School; Mannix College and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology .He was the ZANU PF Chief Representative to Zambia between 1978 and 1980; and was ZANU PF Provincial Treasurer for the Midlands Province from 1981 to 1984.He Participated in numerous Ministerial Conferences and Heads of State Summits of The Organi In 1984 he was a member of the Central Committee of ZANU PF and Deputy Secretary for Publicity and Information in the Central Committee of ZANU PF. He was the Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1990 and in 1991 was a member of the United Nations Security Council. In 1992 he was President of the United Nations Security Council. He was Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemburg and Permanent Representative to the European Communities (EU) Brussels. Between 1997 and 1999 he was a Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), The Hague. In 1997 he was the Chairman of the Conference of the State Parties of the O.P.C.W. and was Alternate Governor of the Common Fund for Commodities, Amsterdam and in 1997 was Chairman of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Committee on Sugar. In 1989 he was a member of ACP Troika on ACP-EU Negotiations. He was Chairman of the Committee of Ambassadors Chairman of the ACP-EU Central Negotiating Group on a Post Lome IV, Cooperation Agreement Beyond the year 2000. In 1999 he was the High Commissioner of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.He was Ambassador of The Republic of Zimbabwe to the Republic of Ireland in 1999. In 2003 he was Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. In the March 1980 he was elected Member of Parliament for the Midlands Province. He was appointed Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees, House of Assembly, Parliament of Zimbabwe. In 1981 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and in 1982 was appointed Minister of Water Resources and Development. He was later appointed Minister of National Housing in 1982 and in 1984 was appointed Minister of Public Construction and National Housing. He was re-elected in the March 1985 elections to represent the same constituency and continued to serve as Minister of Public Construction and National Housing. He was appointed Minister of Transport in 1998 till 2000. In the March 2005 elections he was appointed a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament and in April was appointed Minister of Foreign affairs.
Family Details
He is married and has five children.
Walter Mzembi.
Personal Details
N/A
Education
He is a mechanical engineer by profession. Currently he is studying -for a Masters Degree in Strategic Management with Chinhoyi University.
Career/Politcal Career
Mzembi had a stint in the civil service during which time he became the first Black inspector of mines (mining machinery) for Midlands between 1988 and 1989. He also worked as Depot Manager for Total Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd. (Midlands Region) Inspiration to support the liberation struggle came from his father, the late Xavier Morris Mzembi, Robert Gabriel Mugabe and Dr Eddison Zvobgo. Hence, Walter Mzembi is a member of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Collaborators Association who operated in Masvingo South’s ward 23. · 1980-1982 he was the ZANU PF Provincial Student Representative for Masvingo Province. · 1990 – 1994 Division Engineer, Bulawayo, Mitchell Cotts Engineering · 1990-1995 he became the District Youth Chairman for Ward 23. · In 1996 he became the General Manager of an engineering company called Stewarts and Lloyds. In 1997, he was appointed Marketing Director of Ag-Venture (Pvt) Ltd. In 2000, he ventured into business and he runs a company called Rarefields Investments (Pvt) Ltd. The major focus of the business is agro-dealership and retailing. · In 2003 he was elected to the post of District Coordinating Chairman for Masvingo Province. He was elected Member of Parliament for Harare South After the demise of Honourable Zvobgo. He was elected Member of Parliament for Masvingo South on a ZANU (PF) ticket on the 31st of March 2005. He is the Chairperson for Lands and Land Reform, Resettlement and Agriculture Committee and also serves in the Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee.
Family Details
He is married to Barbara and the couple has five children.
Tasanangurwa Nicholas Goche
He was born on the 1st of August 1946.
Education
He holds an MA in International Relations/Public Relations, a Certificate in Human Resources Management and a Certificate in Management Studies.
Career/Politcal Career
He was expelled from Bradley Institute in 1962 after organising a strike on the banning of ZAPU. In 1963 he the ZANU Youth Wing and remained an underground member after ZANU was banned. In 1968 he was Secretary General of the Rhodesian Explosives and Chemical Workers Union. Between 1970 and 1974 he was an Assistant Personnel Officer responsible for Payroll Employees and Welfare at Zimbabwe Phosphate Industries Ltd (ZIMPHOS). He was promoted to be the Personnel Officer between 1974 and 1977. He worked closely with the late Maurice Nyagumbo in 1975. He left the country to join the Liberation Struggle in 1977 and trained at Tembwe in 1978. He returned to Zimbabwe in 1980 and was based at Dendera Assembly Point, Mutoko until he was selected for Diplomatic Training. Between 1980 and 1983 he was a Senior Administrative Officer/ First Secretary at the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Washington responsible for Political,Consular and Administrative matters. Between 1980 and 1983 he participated in the United Nations General Assembly Sessions as a member of the Third Committee dealing with de-colonisation issues. In May 1984 he became an Under Secretary responsible for Eastern Europe, Asia and the Pacific. He was appointed Ambassador to Romania and Bulgaria in November 1984. Between 1987 and 1990 he was appointed Ambassador to the People`s Republic of China and concurrently serving as non-resident Ambassador to Pakistan and Democratic People`s Republic of Korea. In September 1990 he was recalled to Head Office to become Deputy Secretary for Political and Economic Affairs and was appointed to the National Consultative Assembly. He was posted to New York in 1991 to assist a newly appointed Ambassador when Zimbabwe was the President of the Security Council during the Gulf War. In 1992 he was appointed Senior Deputy Secretary/Head of Department. He became Chairman of Nehanda Branch, Shamva in Mashonaland Central in 1992. In Decemer 1993 he was elected into the ZANUPF Mashonaland Central Provincial Executive as Deputy Secretary for Production. He was elected into the Central Committee of ZANUPF in September 1994. He was elected to represent Shamva constituency in 1995 and subsequently appointed Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs. In June 2000 he retained the constituency and was appointed Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare on the 17th of July 2000. In March 2005 he retained the constituency and the ministerial post.
Family Details
He is married.
Ignatius Morgan Chiminya Chombo.
He was born on 1 August 1952.
Education
After completing his ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level education, he obtained a teaching Diploma at Kutama Teachers’ College in 1970. He holds a O’ and ‘A’ Level Certificate,Diploma in Education Bachelor of Science, Special Education (USA), Master of Science in Special Education degree (Nashville, USA) and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Adult Education and Education Administration,(Texas, USA).
Career/Politcal Career
He worked as a Company Assistant Manager in USA from 1980 to 1981. He was a Teacher in Lobatse, Botswana between 1977 and 1978. Between 1981-1983 he was a Supervising Teacher at Denton State School. He became the Training Supervisor in 1983 and served in this position up to 1985. In 1988-1992 he was a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Zimbabwe. He later became chairman in the Adult Education Department at the University of Zimbabwe for the period 1992 to 1994. He later went to United States of America to pursue further education studies He was elected Member of Parliament and subsequently became Resident Minister and Governor of Mashonaland West Province in 1995. He was appointed Minister of Higher Education in 1995. He was later transferred to head the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing. In 2000 he was elected Member of Parliament for Zvimba North Constituency and is the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing.
Family Details
He is married.
Obert Moses Mpofu
Personal Details
He was born on 12 October 1951 in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province.
Education
He holds a O’ and ‘A’ level Certificates(Zimbabwe),Diplomas in Journalism (Zambia), and in Marketing Management (India), Bachelor of Commerce(India),Masters degree in Business Studies (UK), Masters degree in Policy Studies (Sarips, UZ, Fort Hare).He is a Fellow of Zimbabwe Institute of Management.
Career/Politcal Career
He was a member of ZAPU’s Youth Movement between 1966 and 1967. In 1967 he joined the liberation struggle in Zambia. He received military training in 1968 at Morogoro in Tanzania. He was at the battle front between 1969 and 1972 and the military operations areas were Chinhoyi, Hwange, and Kazungula. He served as camp security officer in the Eastern front and worked in the reconnaissance group in the Western front. In 1973, he was awarded by ZAPU Party an academic sponsorship to pursue academic studies up to 1980. In 1980 he was elected into the ZANU PF Provincial membership and rose to become Member of the Central Committee and Member of the Politburo. He was appointed Member of Parliament in 1987 as a Non Constituency MP. In 1990 he was elected Member of Parliament for Bubi-Umguza. In 1995 he was appointed a Non Constituency Member of Parliament. He was the Governor and Resident Minister for Matabeleland North Province. He was re-elected to represent the same constituency in the 2000 elections and he continued to serve his office of Governor and Resident Minster for Matabeleland North Province. In the March 2005 elections he was re-elected to represent the same constituency and in April 2005 was appointed Minister of Industry and International Trade
Family Details
He is married and has nine children.
Joseph Mtekwese Made
Personal Details
He was born on the 21st of November 1954.
Education
He did his ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level at St Christopher High School. He holds a Certificate in International Agriculture; General Diploma in Agriculture; Diploma in Project Management and Programme Administration in Developing Countries. He has a Bsc in Agriculture; MSc in Agriculture and a PhD in Agriculture.
Career/Politcal Career
In 1977 he was the President of the Student Representative Council at the University of Botswana and Swaziland and was a member of the ZANU Branch at the University. In 1979 he was Secretary for the ZANU Branch at the University of Missouri Columbia USA. He was a teacher at St Christopher High School in Swaziland and was a Field Instructor at the University College of Botswana and Swaziland Crops Department. In 1980 he was a Joint Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Winscoin- Madison. In 1983 he was an Agriculture Extension Specialist at the Ministry of Agriculture Arex. In 1983 he was Assistant Secretary in the Public Service Commission and in 1984 he was Senior Co-operative Development Officer. In 1986 he was Deputy General Manager at Agricultural and Rural Development Authority. He has been a member of ZANU PF Central Committee since 2001 to date. He was appointed a Non- Constituency Member of Parliament in the March 2000 elections and was subsequently appointed Minister of Agriculture. He was elected in the March 2005 elections to represent Makoni West and he continues to serve his office of Minister of Agriculture.
Family Details
He is married with three children.
Francis Dunstun Chenayimoyo Nhema
Personal Details
N/A
Education
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree (UZ), Master of Science Degree (Strathclyde University, Scotland), Master of Arts Degree (Calton University, UK) and a Diploma in Housing (Pennsylvania State University, USA).
Career/Politcal Career
He began his political activism in 1975 when he joined the Youth League. In 1980 he was active in politics as a member of ZANU PF in Harare and went in to be more active in the Midlands Province. Between 1980 and 1983, he pursued his further studies in Zimbabwe and in Britain.From 1983 to 1987 he served at a Zimbabwean Diplomatic mission abroad. In 1989 up to 1992 he was the Deputy Chief of Protocol in the State President’s Office. In 1992 he became the Managing Director of Zimbabwe Building Society. In 2004 he became the ZANU PF Treasurer for Midlands Province. In 2000 he was elected Member of Parliament for Shurugwi constituency in the Midlands Province. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Environment and Tourism. In the March 2005 retained the constituency and continues to serve as Minister of Environment and Tourism.
Family Details
He is married and has two children.
Stan Gorerazvo Mudenge
Personal Details
He was born on 17 December 1941 in Zimuto, Masvingo.
Education
In 1951 he attended Gaths Mine Lower Primary School. In 1954 he went to Gokomere Mission Upper Primary School. In 1964 he completed his ‘A’ Level studies at Goromonzi High School. In 1965 he enrolled at the University of Zimbabwe. He became actively involved in politics during his tertiary education stage, leading to his imprisonment. He was detained at Gonakudzingwa between 1966 and 1967. In 1968 he completed Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the University of York. In 1969 in the United Kingdom, he became the secretary for information, ZANU students Union. Between 1971 and 1980 he was a senior lecturer and Associate Professor at Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone and at the National University of Lesotho, respectively. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree (London University), Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree (York University, UK), ‘A’ Level and ‘O’ Level Certificate qualifications.
Career/Politcal Career
In 1977 he was the secretary for External Affairs, ZANU branch in Lesotho and he held this position up to 1980.From 1980 to 1985 he was the permanent secretary of Foreign Affairs. From 1985 to 1990, he was the Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He served as the Secretary for Education for ZANU PF in the Munyambe North District between 1990 and 1991. He became a member of the Central Committee in 1991. From 1991 to 1993 he held the post of Senior Permanent Secretary of Political Affairs. At the same time he was the Deputy Secretary for Commissariat and Culture, Masvingo Province. He was elected a Member of Parliament in March 1990 to represent Masvingo North. Between 1992 and 1995 he was appointed Minister of Higher Education. He was re-elected in the 1995 March elections and was appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was re-elected in the March 2000 elections to represent the same constituency and continued to serve his office of Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was re-elected in the March 2005 elections representing the same constituency and was subsequently appointed Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education.
Family Details
He is married.
Mrs Sithembiso Glad Nyoni
She was born on 20 September 1949 in Silobela, Kwekwe.
Education
In 1961 she completed her primary education at St Patrick’s Mission in Gweru. She completed her Secondary School Education at St David’s Bonda in Nyanga in 1966 and went on to do her ‘A’ Level through private studies. She undertook her tertiary education studies between 1967 and 1978 in Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Rural Development, Advanced Diploma in Adult Education (UZ), Diploma in Rural and Social Development, Certificate in Adult Education, ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level certificate qualifications (Zimbabwe).
Career/Politcal Career
She has worked as a secondary school teacher, Development Worker in the Non-Governmental Organisation Sector; Lecturer at Selly Oak Colleges in Birmingham in the United Kingdom and as a lecturer at the University of Vermont’s School of International Training. Her involvement in politics began while she as at the University of Zimbabwe in 1975 in the fight against UDI and the continued racial discrimination on Africans. Political activism continued within the context of YWCA of which she was a youth representative to the National Council of Churches. In 1980 she worked with ZAPU Youths in the rehabilitation and civil society reorientation. The programme led to her establishment of the Organisation of Rural Associations for Progress (ORAP) where she worked as Executive Coordinator cum Director. The main focus of her work was on reconstruction and rural development. This is the position she currently holds. She was elected into the executive arm of the PF ZAPU and ZANU PF Norwood/Richmond branch. She was appointed Deputy Minister of Public Construction and National Housing. In 2000 she was appointed Non-Constituency Member of Parliament and subsequently Minister of State for Small and Medium Enterprises Development. This is the position she currently holds.
Family Details
She is married.
Patrick Antony Chinamasa
Personal Details
He was born on 25 January 1947 in Nyanga District of Zimbabwe.
Education
He attended Murewa and Chipadze Primary Schools and later St killians Mission school. He proceeded to Nyanga Secondary School for his ‘O’ Levels. He did his ‘A’ levels at Goromonzi Secondary School. He holds a Diploma in Law (Zimbabwe), Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from London University and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from University of Zimbabwe. He also completed a 2-year programme in Master of Business Administration (1998-2000). He qualified for admission as Advocate of the High Court (1972), served articles with Messrs Honey & Blanckenberg, a Harare firm of Legal Practitioners for two years from December 1972,and was admitted as an Attorney, Notary and Conveyance in May 1975.He became a Professional Assistant with Messrs Honey & Blackenberg (May 1975 – March 1978), Partner in Honey Blackenberg (April 1978 – October 1980). He was Senior Partner in Legal firm of P.A Chinamasa, Manyika & Co. November (1980 – April 1989), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Lond)(1994) and also did a Course in Human Rights at International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France (1991). In 1995 he was a Participant in the First African Conference on Economic Crime (Bloomfontein, Republic of South Africa) and completed a programme Symposium on Investments Abroad (Dallas U.S.A) (1996). He also completed a programme on the arbitration of global projects (1996) and was Alumnus of the International and Comparative Law Centre of the South-western Legal Foundation (Dallas, U.S.A) (1996). He attended the Research fellows Scholar in Residence at the International and Comparative Law Centre of the South-western Legal Foundation (Dallas, U.S.A) (1997) and is a Member of the Zimbabwe Institute of Management (ZIM) (1999) to present.
Career/Politcal Career
He was a member of the Youth Wing of Zanu from its formation in 1963, a member of Zanu Youth Wing Cell at Nyanga Secondary School (1963 – 1966). He was resident and active member of Cold Comfort Society at the time Society was banned by the Smith Regime (along with Cde Didymus Mutasa, the late Cde M. Mahachi, Cde A. Chadzingwa (etc) (1969 – 1971). He was part of the Zimbabwe Parliamentary Delegate to Meetings of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (1985 – 1989) held in New Dehli (India), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Nicaragua, Guatemala, Bangkok (Thailand), Budapest (Czechoslovakia), Sofia (Bulgaria), Mexico City,and Geneva.A member of Zimbabwe Parliamentary Delegation to Union of African Parliaments held in Dakar, Senegal (1986); member of the National Heroes Board (1985 – July 2000); member of the Central Committee of Zanu (PF) (1987 to present); chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitutional Commission (1999 – 2000) and produced the 2000 Draft Constitution; Secretary of the Legal Affairs in the Politburo of Zanu (PF) December 2000 to December 2004); leader of Zanu (PF) delegation in the Zanu (PF)/MDC dialogue (March 2002 – July 2002); Zanu (PF) representative in the informal Zanu (PF)/ MDC dialogue (March 2003 – August 2004); Non Constituency Member of Parliament (July 2002 to present); Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Member of Cabinet (July 2000 to present); Chairman of Cabinet Committee on Legislation (July 2000 to present); leader of the House of Assembly and in charge of Government business (July 2000 to present). On 16 July 1985 he was appointed Senator and Member of Parliament He was appointed Member of the Senate Legal Committee on 31 July 1985 and continued to serve in that capacity up to 1988. On 26 April 1989 he was appointed the Attorney General. He held this post until his appointment as Non Constituency Member of Parliament and also as the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.
Family Details
He is married.
Webster Kotiwa Shamu
He was born on the 6th of June in 1945 in Harare.
Education
He attended Mutema Primary School in Mabvuku. He then went to Highfield Community and Tegwani Secondary Schools. He also attended Ranch House College where he attained certificates in Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations. He holds Certificates in Print and Broadcasting Journalism, Cinematography, Litho Printing and Compugraphic.
Career/Politcal Career
He is a former teacher – and a journalist by profession. He has worked in various capacities in the local broadcasting industry. He held several positions in the then Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, among them, Director of Programs (ZBC TV), Director Production Services, Director News and Current Affairs, Managing Director Central Film Laboratories. He has also worked as The Editor for The Peoples Voice newspaper and Zimbabwe News. He is a board member of Gramma Records and Jongwe Printing and Publishing Company. His Political Career started in 1964 when he joined an underground organization, called Chaminuka, which was in support of Zanu and operated in the Tegwane area of Matebeleland South. He is among the cadres who campaigned against the Pearce Commission. He joined the liberation struggle in 1974 in Zambia after having assisted in the recruitment of cadres to join the liberation struggle. In 1975, he was detained in Zambia with Dare Rechimurenga and Zanla High Command members following the death of comrade Herbert Chitepo. In 1976, he underwent political and military training at Mapindudzi in Mozambique. He was then appointed Director Publicity and Information responsible for the Voice of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe News and all Party Publications in Mozambique in the year 1977 later in the same year, he was appointed member of the Zanla General Staff. In 1984, he was elected member of the Central Committee at the Zanu PF Congress and played a pivotal role in the establishment of the 21st February Movement in 1986. In 1999 he was a member of the Constitutional Commission. He also played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veteran Association, which later gave birth to the Zimbabwe Liberation war collaborators Association. In 1990 he was elected Zanu PF Provincial chairman for Mashonaland West. He has been Zanu PF Central Committee Member since 2004. In 1985 he was elected Member of Parliament for Kadoma Constituency. In 1990, he was elected Member of Parliament for Chegutu West Constituency. He won the same seat, which changed name to Chegutu in 1995 and has retained the seat to date. He was appointed Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture and in 2005, he was appointed Minister of State for Policy Implementation.
Family Details
He is married to Constance and they have 12 Children.
Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana
He was born on the 10th of August 1961.
Education
He did his ‘O’ and ‘A’ level education at Gokomere High School. He holds a Bachelor of Law (Hons) Degree from the University of Zimbabwe.
Career/Politcal Career
He is a registered Legal Practitioner since February 1986 to date and is a true Zanu PF cadre and he rose through the Zanu pf Party structure. From 1997 to 1999 he was Vice Chairman for Mupamombe District in Kadoma. From 1999 to 2000 he was Secretary for Information and Publicity for the District Central Committee in Kadoma. He was a Provincial member for ZANU PF IN Mashonaland West and in 1005 is a member of the Central Committee. He was a councillor for the Law Society of Zimbabwe from 1996 to 2000. He was elected Member of Parliament in June 2000 representing Kadoma East Constituency and was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Transport and Communication. In August 2001 he was appointed to Deputy Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. He was reappointed to Minister of State for State Enterprises and Parastatals from August 2002 to 2004. In 2004 he was appointed to the Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Ministry. He was appointed a Non-Constituency Member in the March 2005 elections and was subsequently appointed Minister of State Enterprises, Anti Corruption and Anti Monopolies.
Family Details
He is married to Pauline and they have four children.
Didymus Noel Edwin Mutasa
Personal Details
He was born on 27 July 1935 at St. Faith’s Mission in Rusape.
Education
He did his primary education between 1943 and 1950 in Rusape. He completed his secondary education at Goromonzi Government Secondary School in 1956. He holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree from Birmingham University and a Doctor of Law (Honoris Causa) (Birmingham University).
Career/Politcal Career
The Makoni Students Association formed in 1952 introduced him to politics. He worked as a clerk at St. Faith’s Mission. In 1957 he was a delegate of the first African National Congress (ANC). In 1960, he established Nyafaro Development Company. He became a member of ZANU PF in 1963. In 1964, he became Nyafaro Development Company director. During that time he co-founded the Southern Region of the Federal Public Services Association to counter white-dominated civil servants’ trade union. He was involved in the Tangwena struggle for their land in 1964. He co-founded Cold Comfort Society, with Guy Clutton-Brock, in 1964. He was Chairman of Cold Comfort Farm Society in 1965. He resigned from civil service in September 1965. In 1970, as a member of the Commission to combat racism, he was arrested and kept in solitary confinement for nine months at Chinhoyi (Sinoia Prison), later transferred to Harare (Salisbury), remand prison. He was released in November 1972 and forced into exile. In 1973 he became the chairman of Birmingham branch of ZANU in the United Kingdom and rose to the position of chairman in 1975. In 1976 he was part of a delegation to the Geneva conference. In 1977 he was made Deputy Secretary for finance and worked full-time for ZANU PF in Maputo. He was later appointed to the Central Committee and he travelled to Malta Conference in 1978 to represent the party. In 1980 he stood successfully as the ZANU PF candidate for Manicaland. He was subsequently elected the first Speaker of the House of Assembly. In 2000 elections he was elected Member of Parliament for Makoni North Constituency. In February 2004 he was appointed Minister of State responsible for Anti-Corruption and Anti-Monopolies Programme. In the March 2005 elections he was re-elected to represent the same constituency. He serves as a the Minister of State for National Security, Lands, land Reform and Resettlement in the Presidents Office.
Family Details
He is married.
John Landa Nkomo
Personal Details
He was born in 1934 in the Tsholotsho district of Matabeleland North province.
Education
He was educated at the Mange Methodist School, the Seventh Day Adventist School of Mazibisa, St. Nanian’s and Solusi Mission near Bulawayo. He attained a Certificate in Teacher Education in 1958 through private studies. He completed his ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level studies in 1968 while in detention at Gonakudzingwa.
Career/Politcal Career
On leaving school, he worked as a Stores Assistant at a Bulawayo Clothing Factory. It was at this point that he joined the African National Congress. He once taught at Nkulumane Government School. He became an office bearer in the African Teachers’ Association. He was actively involved in civic affairs, which led to his appointment to the post of Secretary of a local Residents Association in Bulawayo. In 1964 he formed what was later to become the Bulawayo African United Residents’ Association and became its first secretary. After the African National Congress was banned, he joined in succession the NDP, ZAPU and the PCC. In 1965, he was imprisoned for 14 days. He was arrested again the following year and sent to Gonakudzingwa for two and a half years. During this time he passed the GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ level studies. Upon his release from jail in 1968, he obtained a post as Ledger Clerk in a Bulawayo packaging company, a job he held until 1975. He joined the newly formed African National Congress in 1971 and was appointed secretary of the Education Committee. In 1973, he was appointed the Party’s Deputy Secretary-General. He participated in the 1974 Lusaka talks, and thereafter travelled extensively in Europe and Africa, representing the African National Congress external wing. He attended the Victoria Falls talks and the Geneva Conference. Comrade Nkomo was seriously injured by the same parcel bomb explosion, which killed Cde Jason Moyo in Lusaka in January 1977. He was Co-Secretary of the Patriotic Front of Zimbabwe (1976-1977), a member of the Patriotic Front of Zimbabwe delegation to the Lancaster House Conference (1979) and a Member of the ZAPU’s Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Council (1974-1980). Between (1975-1985), he was in the ZAPU’S Central Committee and was Administration Secretary, ZAPU’s Central Committee and Politburo Member (1985-1988), and sat in ZANU PF Central Committee (1985-1999). During this period he was Secretary for Production and Labour (Politburo) and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Social Services and Social Development, and Member of the Standing Committee on Policy- in ZANU PF.He has been the National Chairman for ZANU PF from 1999 to date. He was elected Member of the First Parliament of Zimbabwe (Matabeleland North Constituency), (1980-1985), Chairman of the Committee on Estimates of Expenditure and Member of the Public Accounts Committee (1986-1988). He was elected Member of the Second Parliament of Zimbabwe (Nyamandlovu Constituency), (1985-1990), elected Member of Parliament of the Third Parliament of Zimbabwe, (Bulawayo North Constituency), 1990-1995), and served in the fourth Parliament representing the same Constituency (1995-2000). Between 2000-2005 he was appointed Non-Constituency MP, and was elected unopposed Speaker of the House of Assembly on 12 April 2005. His career in Government began in 1981 as Deputy Minister of Industry and Energy, later appointed Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (1982-1984), Minister of Labour, Manpower Planning and Social Welfare (1988-1992), Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, (1992-1995), Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development (1995-1997), Minister of Local Government and National Housing, (1997-1999), Minister of Home Affairs, (2000-2002), Minister for Special Affairs in the Office of the President and Cabinet (2002-2002),and Minister for Special Affairs in the Office the President and Cabinet Responsible for Lands ,Land Reform and Resettlement. The following distinguished posts mark his International Career; President of the 80th Session of the International Labour Conference (Geneva), (1993), Chairman of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) governing Body (HQ Geneva),(1994).
Family Details
He is widowed.
David Pagwese Parirenyatwa
Personal Details
He was born on 2 August 1950 in Murehwa.
Education
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (London), Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from University of Lagos School of Medicine, Nigeria. He also holds FCPC(Z) Zimbabwe and is a fellow and other courses certificates in medicine.
Career/Politcal Career
He began his political activism as a Youth Member of ZANU in 1963. He continued to support ZANU while in London between 1969 and 1975 and when in Birmingham between 1972 and 1975. In 1976 he left for Nigeria where he stayed up to 1981 and support ZANU PF’s struggle for liberation. In 1989 he was elected the ZANU PF provincial secretary for health for Mashonaland East Province, a position he held up to 1994. He was the ZANU PF Central Committee Member from 1994 up to date. In 1998 he was appointed non-constituency Member of Parliament. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare for the period 1998-2000. In 2000, he was re-appointed non-constituency Member of Parliament. In the same year, he was appointed the Minister of Health and Child Welfare, a position he holds to this day. He is a member of the Zimbabwe Institute of Management (ZIM), Fellow of the College of Primary Care Physicians and Patron of the Child Protection Society.
Family Details
He is married and has three children.
Sylvester Robert Nguni
Personal Details
He was born on the 4th of May 1955.
Education
He did his primary education at Chitemere School in Norton (1960-65) and at Monte Casino Mission in Macheke (1965-66) and did his secondary education at Chingola High School in Zambia (1967-71). Between 1972 and 1976 he read for a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Business, Economics and Finance at the University of Zambia. In 1978 he attained a Master of Science from the University of Dublin in Ireland. He also did an Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in 1993(Boston, USA).
Career/Politcal Career
Between 1972 and1976 he was a ZANU student member while at the University of Zambia. He worked as an Economist for National Import and Export Corporation in Zambia between 1978 and 1979. Between 1980 and 1981 he became an Executive Assistant to the Managing Director of that company. From 1982 to 1983 he was an Economist with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. In 1983 he became the Marketing Manager at the Cotton Marketing Board and rose through the ranks to Group Chief Executive Officer of The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe Ltd in 2004. He was a ZANUPF member in Highfield and Borrowdale between 1981 and 2002 before transferring to Mhondoro where he was elected Secretary for Economic Affairs for Tongogara District until 2003. Between 2003 and 2004 he was Secretary for Economic Affairs for Mashonaland West Province. He is the Secretary for Finance for Mashonaland West Province. In March 2005 he was elected to represent Mhondoro constituency and was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture in April 2005.
Family Details
He is married and has three children.
Flora Buka
Personal Details
She was born on 25 February 1968.
Education
She did her secondary education at Loreto High School (1982-1985) and proceeded to St. Anthony`s High School for her “A” levels (1986-1987). Between 1988 and 1990 she attained a B.A. General Degree (UZ).
Career/Politcal Career
She taught at Nembudziya Secondary School between 1991 and 1995 and proceeded to Head Svibe Secondary School between 1995 and 2000. In 1988 she was co-opted into Nyanje Youth District as Secretary for Administration after being identified as an active youth during the Gokwe University Students Association which sourced donations for schools and carried out research on socio-economic issues in Gokwe. She was elected Provincial Deputy Secretary for Transport and Welfare in the Youth League in 1993. In 1998 she was elected Provincial Secretary for the Commissariat in the Women`s League. She was appointed to be Constitutional Commissioner during the Constitutional Reform Process in 1999. She was appointed to the Central Committee in 2001. She became National Secretary for Gender and Culture in the Women`s League in 2004. She was elected Member of Parliament for Gokwe East in 2000 and was subsequently appointed Minister of State in the Office of the Vice President, responsible for Land Reform Programme. In 2001 she became the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Women’s Caucus, an Executive Member of SADC Regional Women’s Caucus in 2002 and an Executive Member of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in 2004. In March 2005 she retained her constituency and was subsequently appointed Minister of State for Special Affairs responsible for Land and Resettlement Programme.
Family Details
She is single and has 2 children.
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Giles Mutsekwa
Personal Details
He was born on 4 September 1948 in Nyanga.
Education
He holds a Chartered Institute of Transport Diploma (CIT), Diploma in Business Management, Diploma in War Strategic studies, ‘O’ and ‘A’ level certificates (Zimbabwe).
Career/Politcal Career
He joined the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party at its inception in 1999. He was elected Member of Parliament for Mutare North Constituency in Manicaland Province in 2000. He was a member of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Home Affairs. In March 2005 he retained the constituency. He serves in the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Home Affairs and National Security and that on Local Government.
Family Details
He is married and has four children.
Tendai Biti
Personal Details
He was born on 6 August 1966.
Education
He attended Gombo Primary School in Dzivaresekwa, Harare. He went to Goromonzi High School for his Secondary Education. In 1988 he graduated from the University of Zimbabwe with a Bachelor of Laws Honours (LLB) Degree. While at University he was elected Secretary-General of the Students Representative Council (SRC). He also held the position of Vice President of the Zimbabwe National Association Students Union (ZINASU).
Career/Politcal Career
From 1988 to present day, he is working for Messrs Honey and Blanckenberg Legal Practitioners in Harare. He joined the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Party in 1999. He was elected Member of Parliament for Harare East Constituency in 2000. During the Fifth Parliament he served as a member of the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water Development, Rural Resources and Resettlement and that on Defence and Home Affairs. In March 2005 he retained the constituency. He serves in the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development.
Family Details
Hon MP Biti is single and has one child.
Elton Mangoma
Elton Mangoma is the party’s Deputy Treasurer General ,he is married an is blessed with three sons.
He is a founder member of the MDC in 1999. he campaigned vigorously for the Presidential elections in Manicaland in 2002 for President Tsvangirai. In 2005 he stood as parliamentary candidate for MDC in 2005 the election was marred by massive irregularities. The results were challenged, Justice Makarau agreed thaty the wishes of the people of Makoni North had been denied, and she could not declare the seat vacant.
Elton generally supported the party financially and currently is the Deputy Treasurer General and Acting Treasurer General. He was the Vice Chairman for Makoni North and Secretary for Manicaland Province.
He is one of the first few Zimbabwean and black Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe). He holds Masters of Business Leadership (MBL) degree and a Bachelor of Accountancy –Honors degree; Elton did his “A” levels at Goromonzi High School.
Elton MangomaMangoma is an accomplished Charted accountant being the managing Director for Corporate Excellence since January 2000. He worked for Kudenga& Co- January 1995 to December 1999 Partner in charge of management consultancy, Hunyani Holdings Ltd- February 1992 to August 1994 Group Finance Director, Delta Corporation- July 1987- January 1992, Chibuku Breweries – General Manager February 1991 to January 1992, Chibuku Breweries- Financial Manager July 1989 to January 1991, Delta Corporation –Head office – Financial Manager July 1987 to June 1987, Colgate Palmolive – December 1983 to June 1987 Financial Manager, Agricultural Finance Corporation – May 1982 – November 1983 Deputy General Manager –Finance and Deloitte& Touche –December 1978 to April 1982 .
Elias Mudzuri
Elias MudzuriEngineer Mudzuri is the Executive Mayor of Harare, the capital with a population of 2,5 million and serves the satellite towns of Chitungwiza, Norton, Epworth and Ruwa with most of their basic needs and utilities.
Mudzuri was elected in March 2002 on an MDC ticket by an overwhelming majority of Harare’s residents and became the city’s first civic leader from the opposition.
The Mudzuri-led democratically elected council immediately put into motion a people driven set of transparent development programmes to remedy 22 years of Zanu PF induced misadministration, corruption and vice.
The visibility of his turnaround initiatives infuriated the ruling party, leading to Mudzuri’s dismissal and a subsequent resignation of the entire MDC councilors.
Since then, the ruling party has banned local government elections in Harare.
It has appointed a commission to run the affairs of Harare led by the political turncoat his former deputy.
In the short period he led Harare, Mudzuri formulated and managed a capital revenue budget of over US $400 million, covering administration, revenue collection, roads, water and waste water, garbage collection and disposal, education and social amenities.
Mudzuri has worked in business advocacy, public life and public administration for the past 20 years.
A graduate of Harvard University’s John F Kennedy School of Government, Mudzuri attained a Masters degree in Public Administration. He is a 2006 Mason Fellow in Public Policy and Management. He is currently a non-resident fellow with the Carr Centre for Human Rights and Intra- State Conflict at Harvard University. Mudzuri graduated at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone where he attained a Bachelor of Engineering Civil (Hons) degree in 1987. He joined the City of Harare as a junior engineer in 1987 in the water and sewerage department and rose through the ranks to deputy chief engineer from 1994-2002. A fellow of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers, Mudzuri has extensive experience in consultancy work and has lectured part time on wastewater management at the University.
Mudzuri is a founder member of the MDC in 1999 in Budiriro, Harare where he was elected vice- chairman at ward level. He rose through the rank to the position of vice- organizing secretary for Harare Province. In March 2006,Eng Mudzuri was elected National Organizing Secretary at the MDC’s second congress in Harare. He will serve for five years when the next congress is due. Mudzuri was born in Zaka on 4 April 1957, is married to Jabu Mudzuri and the couple is blessed with three children.
Eric Matinenga
Eric Matinenga is a Zimbabwean case lawyer and politician who successfully defended Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai during his treason trial in 2005. He was elected in 2008 as the MP for Buhera West, defeating the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front's (ZANU-PF) candidate Tapiwa Zengeya.
He has been arrested several times by the police under the Mugabe government. He was most recently arrested on 7 June 2008, after having been previously released from police custody on 5 June; both arrests were for charges of inciting violence.
On 10 February 2009, Tsvangirai designated Matinenga for the position of Minister of Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs as part of the national unity government.
Fidelis Mhashu
Personal Details
He was born on 1 July 1942 in Chegutu, Mashonaland West province.
Education
From 1959 to i962 he did his RJC and his PTH at Kutama and he obtained his O’ and A’ Levels from The University of London. He holds Bachelor Degrees in Education and Arts, Diplomas in Political Science, and in English. In 1982 he did his Masters in Education.
Career/Politcal Career
He was expelled from Kutama College for political activism in 1960 and was elected the Spokesperson of the Wedza people at the Pearce Commission. In 1976 he recruited students from Mount St. Mary’s Mission to join the liberation struggle in Mozambique. In the same year he was a Liaison Officer between Claver House London and Geneva, messages from JB Dzvova during the Geneva Conference. He was involved in the establishment of ZANU PF branches in London (UK), and was Secretary for security Shingai Branch before joining the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) in Harare. He was a Lecturer at Mutare Teachers College and moved to Seke Teachers College were he was Head of Department and was Acting vice Principal in 1996. In 1999 he was one of the founding members of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party at its inception and was a National Executive Member for the MDC. He was elected Member of Parliament for Chitungwiza Constituency in 2000, and served for Parliamentary Committees as Chairman of the Education, Sport and Culture and on the Library Committee. In the 2005 Parliamentarian elections he was re-elected representing the same constituency. He currently serves for the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Sport and Culture.
Family Details
He is married and has four children.
Nelson Chamisa
Personal Details
He was born on 2 February 1978 in Masvingo.
Education
After completing ‘O’ and ‘A’ Levels education, he enrolled at the Harare Polytechnic College where he was elected the President of the Student Representative Council between 1998 and 2000. He was, over the same period, elected Secretary General of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) He holds a Diploma in Marketing from the Institute of Marketing Management of South Africa. He is an affiliate member of the Institute of Marketing Management (IMM) of South Africa. He is currently doing a degree Bsc Politics and Administrative Studies.
Career/Politcal Career
He was first elected Member of Parliament for Kuwadzana in Harare through a by-election and sworn in on 2 April 2003. He served as a member of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Youth, Gender and Employment Creation during the 5th Parliament He was re-elected in March 2005 to represent the same constituency He is a member of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and National Security.
Family Details
He is single.
Eliphas Mukonoweshuro
Prof Eliphas Mukonoweshuro is married and is blessed with one son.
He joined the MDC in 1999; he is Special advisor to the President on Political and Diplomatic affairs. Currently he is secretary for International affairs and a Member of the National Executive. Eliphas was the Parliamentary candidate 2005 March, general elections for Gutu South constituency.
Professor Mukunoweshuro is a holder of BA, MA & PhD (Birmingham UK) and is currently Professor of Political Science at UZ.
Henry Madzorera
Dr Henry Madzorera was born on the 10th of March 1960 and he is married and is blessed with three children, two boys and one girl.
He joined the party in year 2000 and contested as Mayoral candidate for Kwekwe city in 2002, he worked as a District Treasurer from 2003-2006. in 2006 he was elected Secretary for Health the post he holds until the present day.
He holds a MBCHB in Medicine, Masters in Business Administration Degree, a Diploma in Occupational Health and a is a member of the college of Primary Care Physicians (MCPCZ)
Theresa Makone
Theresa Makone was born on the 06th of October 1952, she is married to Ian and the couple is blessed with two daughters Taneta and Nyarai.
Mai Makone’s political career dates back to 1973 in student activism culminating to her expulsion from University of Rhodesia, she was exiled to the United Kingdom from 1973 to 1978.
She joined the MDC in January 2000 and worked with the Elections Support Group till after the 2000 general election. She rose through the ranks from ward level to district level in Hwedza. She was the party’s parliamentary candidate for Hwedza in the 2005 General Election in December 2005 Theresa was elected Provincial Chairperson a position she held until October 2007 extra-ordinary congress where she was elected Chairperson for the National Women’s Assembly.
Theresa is an accomplished academic and a successful business woman. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Science and Bio-chemistry from Nottingham University (UK), diploma in Leadership Management International (Waco Texas), International Therapy Examination Council Aestheticienne (UK) and Cidesco Diplome International.
She owns successful business entities she holds franchises of Backscratchers Nail Care Products (USA) and Nature Way Products (UK). She holds distributorships of Planet Nails, and Tianshi South Africa Direct Selling Association.
Mai Makone is a director of Cleopatra Beauty P/L, Conmak Gardens, and Triple Crown P/L. She has had a successful work career having been employed by Chibuku Breweries as a Development Chemist, Sterling Winthrop Pharmaceuticals as a Quality Assurance Director, Cairs Foods as a Research and Development Manager. She is currently a director of Cleopatra Beauty, SMI and Conmak Gardens.
Mai Makone has been in the forefront of the struggle, she has been arrested on several occasions on thumped charges and appeared in Marondera and Harare courts. She continues to work tirelessly to encourage activism at great personal risk to life and limp.
She has been instrumental in empowerment activities for women and youth since 2004 and continues to do so for the betterment of women and youth in our society. She has initiated candle making programme and a carpentry project for women and youths. Theresa has been a mother of the motherless sourcing educational materials for disadvantaged children in Hwedza through School Aid UK.
She is involved in social responsibilities which include educating and training of disadvantaged groups in self help activities.
Currently Mai Makone is training young women in beauty therapy free of charge, in anticipation for a new Zimbabwe awash with Hospitality and Beauty industry.
Paurina Gwanyanya
Personal Details
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Education
She holds a Diploma in Industrial Relations (IPMZ), Diploma in Computer Programming (IDPM), Diploma in Public Relations (LCCI), National Certificate in Training and Extension; Train the Trainer Certificate, ‘A’ Level (Avenues Educational Centre) and Office Practice (Pitman) qualifications.
Career/Politcal Career
In 1992, she was elected Chairperson of the Women’s Council of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and served up to 1999.She belongs to the Poverty Reduction Forum Network under the Canadian Parliamentary Centre. She joined the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party in 1999. She was elected the Chairperson of the MDC party Women’s Wing and rose through the ranks to Secretary for Labour and Shadow Minister of Labour in 2000. In June 2000 she was elected Member of Parliament for Mufakose Constituency in Harare. She was a member of the Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Committee in the Fifth Parliament. In October 2003, she was elected to the Pan African Parliament. She served in the Portfolio Committees of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and also Public Account. In the March 2005 elections he was re-elected as a Member of Parliament of the same constituency. She continues to serve in the Committee of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare and she is also a member of the Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs, Industry and International Trade.
Family Details
She is married and has one child.
Heneri Dzinotyiwei.
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Joel Gabuza Gabbuza
Personal Details
He was born on 10 September 1967 at Kalima in Binga.
Education
He holds a Bsc (General) Geology and Geography (University of Zimbabwe).
Career/Politcal Career
He was a lecturer at a number of Government schools and Private colleges. He was instrumental in the formation of College Teachers Association. He is also founder and Chairman for Binga Development Association. He was in the frontline in the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and was appointed Shadow Minister of Mines and Energy. He was elected Member of Parliament in 2000 for Binga Constituency in Matabeleland North province. He Chaired the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines, Energy, Environment and Tourism. In the March 2005 election, he retained the constituency as well as Chairmanship of the Portfolio Committee on Mines, Environment and Tourism.
Family Details
He is married and has four children.
Gordon Moyo
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Gibson Jama Sibanda
Personal Details
He was born on 1 January 1944 in Filabusi.
Education
He holds a Diploma in Industrial Relations (USA). Diploma in political and Economic Management (Harvard University), Diesel Mechanics Studies, ‘O’ and ‘A’ level certificates (Zimbabwe).
Career/Politcal Career
He is a former Bulawayo Provincial Welfare Secretary in ZANU PF. He spent most of his career life as a Trade Unionist. He was detained at Whawha and Marondera for political reasons for five years. He held the position of President of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) for eleven years. He was a member of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) governing body for ten years. He is one of the founders as president of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party. He later became vice President of MDC party, a position he currently holds. He was elected Member of Parliament for Nkulumane Constituency in 2000. He is the Leader of the Opposition in the August House.
Family Details
He is married.
Welshman Ncube
Personal Details
He was born on 7 July 1961 in Gweru, Midlands Province.
Education
He holds a Bachelor of Law (BL), Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Master of Philosophy in Law degree.
Career/Politcal Career
He is a Professor of Law at the University of Zimbabwe where he is also a member of the Research Board. He is a registered Legal Practitioner and practising advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court. He is one of the founder members of the National Constitutional Assembly and was its spokesperson until February. He joined the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party in 1999 and was elected its Secretary-General. In June 2000 he was elected Member of Parliament for Bulawayo North East Constituency; Matabeleland Province. He was a member of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Home Affairs. In March 2005 he retained the constituency. He is a member of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Home and National Security and he chairs the Parliamentary Legal Committee. He also sits in the Standing Rules and Order Committee.
Family Details
He is married.
Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga
Born on 31 December 1966, Misihairabwi-Mushonga is a mother, an activist, an organiser and a leader of the struggle for social justice in Zimbabwe. She is as confident and eloquent chairing the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament as she is discussing bread and butter issues with the impoverished women, children and men of Zimbabwe. She has been a Member of Parliament for Glen Norah Constituency since 2000.
Misihairabwi-Mushonga is a human and civic rights champion who launched into politics through the women's movement. Together with Margaret Dongo, they were the most visible faces of the feisty opposition party – the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats, which she then left to join the MDC in 1999.
The exposure she received in the women's movement has shaped her into a person who is not easily intimidated by structures of authority. She entered politics through her activism in women’s movements and also at local government level. Misihairabwi-Mushonga had to fight and move mountains for her right to participate in a municipal election in the Supreme Court after she was initially disqualified on the basis of her age.
Beisdes being a passionate human and civil rights activist, she is a trained mass communicator and is also well-trained in strategic management. She has also held the position of Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs in the MDC.
Her political achievements include among others being the first woman in Zimbabwe to chair the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, youngest person to serve as a councillor, one of the only two women to hold a position in the MDC Management Committee after she was elected Deputy Secretary General at the party’s second National Cogress in Bulawayo on the 25th of February 2005.
She is a founding member of the National Constitutional Assembly and strongly believes in the fight for a new and democratic constitution in Zimbabwe. She bemoans the collapsing economy in Zimbabwe and is angry with the harassment that the poor people of the country have to endure when their houses are destroyed and the little things that they are trying to sell to earn a living are brutally taken away from them by the Robert Mugabe regime.
Says Misihairabwi-Mushonga: "These are the poorest of the poor and when they are arrested they get kicked around, they are abused and they are forced to pay fines, those who don’t have money have to spend days in filthy cells sometimes without even being taken to the courts. This pains me greatly. You have a government that has run down the economy to the extent that we have 75% unemployment. That same government then tells people that they can’t employ themselves and destroys their tuck shops. I mean how crazy can you get?"
Misihairabwi-Mushonga also serves as the Deputy Secretary for the Southern African Public Accounts Committee in Southern Africa. She has worked with the civic society especially on issues such as HIV/AIDS, women’s issues and development issues. She is a devout Christian and is married with one child.
David Coltart
Personal Details
He was born on 4 October 1957 in Gweru, Midlands Province.
Education
He holds a BA (law) degree [University of Cape Town] & Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with the University of Cape Town.
Career/Politcal Career
He was conscripted into the Rhodesian British South African Police force and was stationed in Mashonaland, Matabeleland South and Masvingo Provinces. He was appointed the Chairman of the legal committee for the Movement for Democratic Change party in September in 1999. He serves on the Legal Committee of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA). He is a board member of ZIMRIGHTS and the Central and Southern Africa Legal Assistance Foundation. He is a senior partner in Webb Low and Barry Legal Practitioners. In 2000 he was elected Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South Constituency. He is also a member of the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Parliamentary Committee.
Family Details
He is married and has three children.
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