Davies Chama | |
Office: | Minister of Defence |
Predecessor: | Richwell Siamunene |
Successor: | Ambrose Lufuma |
Term Start: | 15 September 2016 |
Term End: | August 2021 |
Office2: | Nominated member of the National Assembly |
Term Start2: | 2016 |
Birth Date: | 21 August 1964 |
Party: | Patriotic Front |
Occupation: | Agriculturist |
Residence: | Lusaka, Zambia |
Davies Chama (born 21 August 1964)[1] is a Zambian politician. He is currently a member of the National Assembly and a former Minister of Defence.
Chama earned a diploma in agriculture and worked as an agriculturalist.[1] After joining the Patriotic Front party, he contested the Kabwe Central seat in the 2006 general elections, but was defeated by the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy's Kayula Kakusa by a margin of 171 votes.[2] He subsequently became chair of the party's Lusaka Province branch, and later Secretary-General.[3]
In September 2016 Chama was appointed Minister of Defence in President Edgar Lungu's new cabinet.[4] At the same time he was also nominated to be a member of the National Assembly.[1]