Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Zimbabwe)
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Zimbabwe is a cabinet ministry of Zimbabwe, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
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| Formed | 18 April 1980 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Zimbabwe |
| Headquarters | 4240 Munhumutapa Building Samora Machel Avenue / Sam Nujoma Street, Harare 17°49′35″S 31°03′03″E / 17.82638826703024°S 31.050928143542137°E |
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Deputy Minister responsible |
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Ministry executive |
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| Website | www |
The current Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is Amon Murwira. He was appointed by President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, being sworn in on 15 October 2024,[1][2] replacing Frederick Shava.[3][4]
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List of ministers
editThe following is a list of Foreign Ministers of Zimbabwe and its historical antecedents since 1953:[5]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963) | ||||
| 1 |  |
Sir Godfrey Huggins (1883–1971) |
7 September 1953 – 18 December 1953 | Minister of External Affairs and Defence |
| 18 December 1953 – 2 November 1956 | Minister of External Affairs | |||
| 2 |  |
Sir Roy Welensky (1907–1991) |
2 November 1956 – 31 December 1963 | |
| Southern Rhodesia (1964–1965) | ||||
| 1 |  |
Winston Field (1904–1969) |
1 January 1964 – 14 April 1964[6] | Minister of External Affairs and Defence |
| 2 |  |
Ian Smith (1919–2007) |
14 April 1964 – 8 May 1964[6] | |
| 8 May 1964 – 28 August 1964 | Minister of External Affairs | |||
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Clifford Dupont (1905–1978) |
28 August 1964 – 17 November 1965[6] | |
| Rhodesia (1965–1979, an unrecognised state) | ||||
| — | |
Ian Smith (1919–2007) Acting |
17 November 1965 – 1966 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 4 |  |
The Duke of Montrose (1907–1992) |
31 December 1966 – 11 September 1968 | |
| 5 |  |
Jack Howman (1919–2000) |
September 1968 – 31 July 1974 | |
| 6 | |
P. K. van der Byl (1923–1999) |
2 August 1974 – 1 June 1979 | |
| Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979, an unrecognised state) | ||||
| 1 | |
David Mukome (c. 1942–2020) |
1 June 1979 – 11 December 1979 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Zimbabwe (since 1980, a recognised state) | ||||
| 1 | |
Simon Muzenda (1922–2003) |
18 April 1980 – 1 January 1981 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2 | |
Witness Mangwende (1946–2005) |
1 January 1981 – 22 December 1987 | |
| 3 | |
Nathan Shamuyarira (1928–2014) |
22 December 1987 – 15 March 1995 | |
| 4 | |
Stan Mudenge (1941–2012) |
15 April 1995 – 14 April 2005 | |
| 5 |  |
Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (born 1945) |
15 April 2005 – 9 October 2017 | |
| 6 |  |
Walter Mzembi (born 1964) |
9 October 2017 – 27 November 2017 | |
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Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (born 1945) Acting |
27 November 2017 – 30 November 2017 | |
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Sibusiso Moyo (1960–2021) |
30 November 2017 – 20 January 2021 | Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
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Amon Murwira (born 1970) Acting |
20 January 2021 – 2 March 2021 | |
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Frederick Shava (born 1949) |
2 March 2021 – 15 October 2024 | |
| 8 | |
Amon Murwira (born 1970) |
15 October 2024 – present | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "ED swaps Murwira, Shava portfolios". Zimbabwe Independent. 16 October 2024. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ministers Shava, Murwira reassigned". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. 16 October 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Machivenyika, Farirai (8 February 2021). "JUST IN: President makes Ministerial appointments". The Herald. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ↑ "Frederick Shava sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs". The Zimbabwe Mail. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ "Foreign ministers S–Z". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894-1964 and Members of the Legislative Council 1899-1923 and the Legislative Assembly 1924-1964" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2020.
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