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Ministry of General Education

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The Ministry of Education is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Education and oversees primary, secondary and tertiary education.

In 2015, a decision was made to create a separate ministry called the Ministry of Higher Education, which would oversee tertiary and vocational education, while renaming this ministry as the Ministry of General Education to oversee primary and secondary education.[1] After the 2021 general election, the two ministries were merged to form the one ministry named Ministry of Education.[2]

List of ministers

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Minister Party Term start Term end
Minister of African Education
Gabriel Musumbulwa United Federal Party 1959 1961
Alfred Gondwe Central Africa Party 1961 1962
Edson Mwamba 1962 1962
Harry Nkumbula Northern Rhodesian African National Congress 1962 1964
Minister of Education
John Mwanakatwe United National Independence Party 1964 1967
Arthur Wina United National Independence Party 1967 1968
Wesley Nyirenda United National Independence Party 1968
Fwanyanga Mulikita United National Independence Party 1973 1976
Minister of General Education
David Mabumba Patriotic Front 2016 2020
Dennis Wanchinga Patriotic Front 2020[3] 2021

Deputy ministers

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Deputy Minister Party Term start Term end
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of African Education
Chiwala Banda Northern Rhodesian African National Congress 1962 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education
William Nkanza United National Independence Party 1964 1967
Charles Thornicroft United National Independence Party 1964 1967
Miselo Kapika United National Independence Party 1968 1968
Deputy Minister of Education
Clement Sinyinda Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 2007 2011
Deputy Minister Party Term start Term end
Minister of State for Technical Education
Charles Thornicroft United National Independence Party 1967 1968

References

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  1. ^ About Ministry of Higher Education
  2. ^ "Parley approves turning gender ministry into Office of the President dept, among other changes". Zambia: News Diggers!. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  3. ^ "Zambia : President Lungu has fired General Education Minister David Mabumba with immediate effect". 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2024-11-02.