John Mwaimba Explained

John Mwaimba
Office:Deputy Minister of Works and Supply
Term Start:2006
Term End:2006
Office2:Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing
Term Start2:2004
Term End2:2006
Predecessor2:Guston Sichilima
Office3:Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services
Term Start3:2002
Term End3:2003
Office4:Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi
Term Start4:2002
Term End4:2006
Predecessor4:Macdonald Nkabika
Successor4:Friday Malwa
Birth Date:30 March 1950
Party:Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
Profession:Businessman

John Mwaimba (born 30 March 1950)[1] is a Zambian politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi from 2002 until 2006.

Biography

Prior to entering politics, Mwaimba was a businessman.[1] He contested the Kapiri Mposhi seat as the National Lima Party candidate in the 1996 general elections, but finished in third place.[2] Prior to the 2001 general elections he was chosen as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) candidate and was elected to the National Assembly with a majority of 3,761.[3] Following the elections he was appointed Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services. However, he was sacked by President Levy Mwanawasa in 2003 after being accused of fraud.[4] In June 2004 he was made Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing.[5] He was later moved to become Deputy Minister of Works and Supply in 2006.

Mwaimba was not selected as the MMD candidate for the Kapiri Mposhi for the 2006 general elections.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/4124 John Mwaimba
  2. https://www.elections.org.zm/media/parl_central_1996.pdf Central Province election results
  3. https://www.elections.org.zm/media/parliamentaryresults_2001.pdf 2001 parliamentary election results
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2921015.stm Zambian minister sacked for 'fraud'
  5. http://allafrica.com/stories/200406160322.html Diangamo Dropped
  6. https://www.africa-confidential.com:1070/article-preview/id/1809/Candidates_wanted Candidates wanted