Patricia Mwashingwele Explained

Patricia C. Mwashingwele (1968-2019) was a Zambian politician, Member of Parliament for Katuba Constituency.

Life

Patricia Mwashingwele was born on 30th September 1968.[1] Her mother was a teacher,[2] and she was a teacher before becoming a member of Parliament.[1]

After the 2011 general elections, Mwashingwele was the deputy president of Frank Bwalya's Alliance for Better Zambia party. Though the couple fell out and Bwalya fired her, he expressed continued regard for her:

In the 2016 Zambian general election Mwashingwele was elected to the National Assembly, as the UPND candidate for Katuba. She beat the incumbent Jonas Shakafuswa, who had left UPND to stand on the Patriotic Front ticket.[3]

Mwashingwele died on May 2, 2019,[4] at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka. She was buried in Katuba.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/5311 Patricia C Mwashingwele
  2. Mwape Mwenya, Teacher, traditionalist, politician, Zambia Daily Mail, May 6, 2019.
  3. Chambo Ng'uni, Political landscape of Central Province, Zambia Daily Mail, September 15, 2016.
  4. https://www.lusakatimes.com/2019/05/02/upnd-katuba-member-of-parliament-has-died/ UPND Katuba Member of Parliament has died