Third Cabinet of Emmerson Mnangagwa explained
The third cabinet of Emmerson Mnangagwa is the current government of Zimbabwe. President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced its formation on 11 September 2023. The newly appointed ministers and their deputies were sworn in the following day.
History
Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in for his second full term on 4 September 2023 following his disputed re-election in the 2023 Zimbabwean presidential election.[1] On 8 September 2023, Mnangagwa reappointed Constantino Chiwenga as First Vice-President and announced the return of Kembo Mohadi as Second Vice-President. Mohadi had resigned from the role back in March 2021 due to a sex scandal.[2]
Mnangagwa announced the formation of his third cabinet on 11 September 2023.[3] The new cabinet consists of 26 ministries. The State Security ministry was scrapped, the Defence and War Veterans ministry was split into two new ministries and a new Ministry of Skills Audit and Development was created.[4] [5]
Controversially, Mnangagwa appointed his son, Kudakwashe, and his nephew, Tongai, to the positions of Deputy Minister of Finance and Investment Promotion and Deputy Minister of Tourism and Hospitality, respectively.[6] Former State Security minister Owen Ncube, who was dismissed by Mnangagwa in January 2022, returned to cabinet as minister of Midlands Provincial Affairs.[7]
All the newly appointed ministers and their deputies were sworn in the following day,[8] with the exception of John Paradza and Nokuthula Matsikenyeri. The Constitution of Zimbabwe only permits the President to appoint seven non-Parliamentary members to Cabinet, however Mnangagwa had appointed nine. Matsikenyeri's appointment was rescinded on 12 September, and she was replaced by Misheck Mugadza, MP for Mutasa South. Paradza's appointment was not rescinded, but his swearing in was postponed until his victory in the Gutu West by election on 11 November 2023. [9]
Cabinets
12 September 2023present
List of ministers
| Member of the House of Assembly | | Member of the Senate | | Non-Parliamentary Minister |
| Cabinet ministers are listed in bold while deputies are not | |
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC)
Departments of state
| Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare |
|---|
| | July Moyo | 12 September 2023present |
| | Mercy Dinha | 12 September 2023present |
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Provincial Affairs Ministers
Notes and References
- News: Chingono . Nyasha . 2023-09-04 . Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa sworn in after disputed poll . en . Reuters . 2023-09-12.
- Web site: Ndebele . Lenin . Zimbabwe gets two familiar faces as VPs – including one who left amid scandal . 2023-09-12 . News24 . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-09-11 . Mnangagwa names his new cabinet after controversial election win . 2023-09-12 . Zimbabwe News Now . en-US.
- Web site: President blends old and new in Cabinet . 2023-09-12 . The Herald . en.
- Web site: 5 new Provincial Affairs Ministers appointed . 2023-09-12 . The Herald . en.
- Web site: Ndebele . Lenin . Emmerson Mnangagwa catapults his son into Zimbabwe's cabinet – as deputy finance minister . 2023-09-12 . News24 . en-US.
- Web site: Mandivengerei . Paidashe . 2023-09-11 . Fired State Security Minister Ncube bounces back as top bureaucrat; spy ministry scrapped . 2023-09-12 . NewZimbabwe.com . en-GB.
- Web site: 2023-09-12 . Zimbabwe's newly re-elected president appoints his son and nephew to deputy minister posts . 2023-09-12 . AP News . en.
- Web site: 2023-09-14. Mnangagwa picks new Manicaland minister after constitution breach . ZimLive . 2023-09-14 . en.
