John Mwaimba
John Mwaimba | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Works and Supply | |
| In office 2006–2006 | |
| Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Guston Sichilima |
| Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services | |
| In office 2002–2003 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi | |
| In office 2002–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Macdonald Nkabika |
| Succeeded by | Friday Malwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1950 |
| Political 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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b John Mwaimba National Assembly of Zambia
- ^ Central Province election results Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ^ 2001 parliamentary election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ^ Zambian minister sacked for 'fraud' BBC News, 5 April 2003
- ^ Diangamo Dropped Times of Zambia, 16 June 2004
- ^ Candidates wanted Africa Confidential, 23 June 2006