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Hakainde Hichilema Cabinet
Hakainde Hichilema Cabinet
; Cabinet of Zambia
2021–present
Date formed	August 24, 2021
People and organisations
President	Hakainde Hichilema
President's history	2021–present
Vice President	Mutale Nalumango
No. of ministers	32
Total no. of members	34
Member party	UPND
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Patriotic Front; PNUP; Independent
History
Election(s)	2021 Presidential election
Predecessor	Cabinet of Edgar Lungu

Hakainde Hichilema assumed office as President of Zambia on 24 August 2021. The President has the authority to nominate members of the National Assembly to make up his Cabinet.^[1] Hichilema made his first appointment in the Ministry of Finance on 27 August 2021.^[2] The full Cabinet of 24 Ministers was unveiled on 8 September 2021.^[3]

New Ministries[edit]

The President has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the Zambian parliament according to the Constitution of Zambia. Article 92. (2) (d) of The Constitution of Zambia empowers the President to establish, merge and dissolve Government Ministries and Departments. Their for the Ministry of Gender and Ministry of Religious Affairs have been dissolved and

Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises

Minister of Technology & Science

Elected officials[edit]

President[edit]

On 16 August 2021, it was announced that UPND Hakainde Hichilema defeated the incumbent president, Edgar Lungu, in the 2021 presidential election. Hakainde Hichilema received 59% of the vote compared to Lungu's 38.71% of the votes, with 50+1% of the votes needed to win the presidency. He assumed office on 24 August 2021

President of Zambia
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	Background	Reference
	Hakainde Hichilema	June 4, 1962 (age 61)	Chief Executive Officer of Coopers apresent-day Zambia (1994-1998) Grant Thornton Zambia (1998-2006)

Vice President[edit]

Mutale Nalumango was elected vice president of Zambia, receiving 59% of the vote, compared to the incumbent vice president, Inonge Wina, who received 38.71% of the votes. The vice president does not serve at the president's pleasure. Having assumed office on 24 August 2021, she is the second female vice president of Zambia.

Vice President of Zambia
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	Background	Reference
	Mutale Nalumango	January 1, 1955 (age 69)	Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia (2006–2011) Member of the National Assembly (2001– 2011)

Cabinet members[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Constitution of Zambia" (PDF). World Intellectual Property Organization. Article 49 (1). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ "Zambia : President Hichilema appoints Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane as the New Finance Minister". Retrieved 2021-09-08.
^ "Zambia : President Hichilema names his full Cabinet, as BoZ Chief resigns and Secretary to Treasury is Fired". Retrieved 2021-09-08.

Category:Cabinet of Zambian Presidents

[1] "Constitution of Zambia" (PDF). World Intellectual Property Organization. Article 49 (1). Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[2] "Zambia : President Hichilema appoints Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane as the New Finance Minister". Retrieved 2021-09-08.

[3] "Zambia : President Hichilema names his full Cabinet, as BoZ Chief resigns and Secretary to Treasury is Fired". Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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v t e Hakainde Hichilema
President of Zambia (2021-present) UPND
Presidency	2021 Inauguration International Trips
Elections	Presidential Election 2006 Presidential Election 2009 Presidential Election 2011 Presidential Election 2015 General Election 2016 General Election 2021
Family	Mutinta Hichilema (spouse)
Category:Hakainde Hichilema