Gerry Chanda Explained

Gerry Chanda
Office:Member of the National Assembly for Kanyama
Term Start:2008
Term End:2016
Predecessor:Henry Mtonga
Successor:Elizabeth Phiri
Office2:Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
Term Start2:2015
Term End2:2016
Office3:Minister for Muchinga Province
Term Start3:2013
Term End3:2015
Successor3:Mwimba Malama
Office4:Minister for Northern Province
Term Start4:2012
Term End4:2013
Office5:Minister for Lusaka Province
Term Start5:2011
Term End5:2012
Birth Date:28 April 1946[1]
Death Place:Lusaka, Zambia
Party:Patriotic Front
Profession:Pilot

Gerry Chanda (28 April 1946 – 11 July 2021) was a Zambian military pilot and politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kanyama from 2008 until 2016 and held several ministerial positions.

Biography

Chanda served in the Zambian Air Force, reaching the rank of general. After leaving the military, he entered politics and was the Patriotic Front candidate in a by-election in Kanyama on 21 February 2008, following the death of incumbent MP and Patriotic Front member Henry Mtonga.[2] Chanda was subsequently elected to the National Assembly with a majority of 441 votes.[2]

Chanda was re-elected in the 2011 general elections, increasing his majority to over 10,000.[3] Following the elections, he was appointed Minister for Lusaka Province.[1] He subsequently became Minister for Northern Province in November 2012 and then Minister for Muchinga Province in March 2013.[1] In 2015 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.[1]

Although Chanda applied to stand as the Patriotic Front candidate in the 2016 general elections,[4] the party chose Elizabeth Phiri as its candidate.[5]

Chanda died at the Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka on 11 July 2021.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/189 Col. Gerry Chanda (Rtd)
  2. http://www.gndem.org/sites/default/files/KANYAMA%20By-election-Report-FINAL.pdf Report on the Kanyama constituency by-election
  3. http://www.elections.org.zm/media/28092011_2011_national_assembly_elections_results.pdf 2011 National Assembly election results
  4. https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/03/31/kanyama-developed-tenure-office-chanda/ Kanyama constituency has developed during my tenure of office-Gerry Chanda
  5. https://zambiareports.com/2016/08/05/prediction-kanyama-takes-slight-swing-towards-upnd/ Prediction: Kanyama Takes Slight Swing Towards UPND
  6. https://www.zambianobserver.com/former-kanyama-mp-col-gerry-chanda-dies/ former Kanyama MP Col. Gerry Chanda Dies