The Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs was a ministry in Zambia. It was headed by the Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs.
The ministry was originally created as the Ministry for National Guidance. It was renamed the Ministry for Development and National Guidance after the Development portfolio was merged into it in 1970.[1]
During the multi-party era, the ministry was initially created in 1997 as a desk in the Office of the President, overseen by a deputy minister.[2] It became a full ministry in 2016.[2] After the 2021 general election the ministry was dissolved and became a department of the Office of the Vice-President.[3]
List of ministers
edit| Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for National Guidance | |||
| Justin Chimba | United National Independence Party | 1968 | 1970 |
| Minister for Development and National Guidance | |||
| Justin Chimba | United National Independence Party | 1970 | 1970 |
| Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs | |||
| Godfridah Sumaili | Patriotic Front | 2016 | 2021 |
Deputy ministers
edit| Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs in State House | |||
| Peter Chintala | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 1997 | 2001 |
References
edit- ↑ Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, BBC Monitoring, issues 3498–3573, 1970
- 1 2 ZAMBIA: Church Leaders Oppose Ministry on Guidance and Religious Affairs CISA News Africa, 26 September 2018
- ↑ "Parley approves turning gender ministry into Office of the President dept, among other changes". Zambia: News Diggers!. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2024-11-02.