Eunice Kazembe | |
Office4: | Minister of Industry and Trade |
Term Start4: | 15 June 2009 |
Term End4: | 26 April 2012 |
Office5: | Minister of Education |
Term Start5: | 26 April 2012 |
Term End5: | 28 October 2013 |
Birth Date: | 1952 |
Death Date: | 2013 |
Nationality: | Malawian |
Eunice Kazembe (1952 – 28 October 2013)[1] was a Malawian politician who was appointed Minister of Industry and Trade in the cabinet of Malawi in 2009.On 26 April 2012 President Joyce Banda named her new cabinet. Kazembe became minister of Education.[2]
Eunice Kazembe was born in 1952. She obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University, Ottawa, and a Masters in Business Administration from Indiana University.She was at one time General Manager of the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Malawi), and Malawi's Ambassador to the Republic of China (Taiwan). Kazembe was a Chief Advisor to the President on Urban Development from 2005 to 2009, and served as Minister of Trade and Industry, and Minister of Mines, Energy and Natural Resources.She is a trustee and co-founder of Chisomo Children’s Club.
Kazembe was elected a Member of Parliament for Chiradzulu South in May 2009, running on the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) platform.[3] She was appointed Minister of Industry and Trade in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009.She retained this position in the cabinet announced on 9 August 2010.[4]