Ministry of Energy (Zambia) explained

The Ministry of Energy is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Energy.

In 2012 the Ministry of Water and Energy was merged with the Ministry of Mines to form the Ministry of Mines Energy and Water Development. The merger was reversed in 2015, with the Ministry of Energy and Water Development coming into being.[1] In 2016 Water Development was transferred to the new Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection.

List of ministers

MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Minister of Energy and Water Development
Felix MutatiMovement for Multiparty Democracy20022004
Minister of Energy
David MabumbaPatriotic Front20162018
Mathew NkhuwaPatriotic Front20182021
Peter Chibwe KapalaUnited Party for National Development20212024
Makozo ChikoteUnited Party for National Development2024

Deputy ministers

Deputy MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Deputy Minister of Energy
Austin LiatoMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20052005
Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Development
Friday MalwaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20062007
Lameck ChibombamilimoMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20082009

Notes and References

  1. https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/zambia-needs-well-defined-roles-ministries/ Zambia needs well-defined roles for ministries