Catherine Namugala

Catherine Namugala a Zambian politician. She is the First Deputy Speaker of the Zambian Parliament. She was nominated to that position by President Edgar Lungu, on 18 September 2016.[2] She is the former Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources in the Zambian Cabinet.[3] She also served as the Member of Parliament (MP), representing Mafinga Constituency in the Zambian Parliament, from 2001 until 2016.[4]

Catherine Namugala
Born (1966-01-02) 2 January 1966
Isoka, Zambia
NationalityZambian
CitizenshipZambia
EducationGeneral Certificate of Education
Diploma in Catering
Post Graduate Diploma in Management[1]
OccupationPolitician
Years active2001 — present
Known forPolitics
TitleFirst Deputy Speaker
National Assembly (Zambia)

Background

She was born in Mafinga Constituency, Isoka District in Zambia's Northern Province, on 2 January 1964.[1]

Work History

Catherine Namugala served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 until 2003. From 2003 until 2005, she served as the Deputy Minister for Community Development and Social Services. In 2006, she was re-elected to parliament, representing Isoka East Constituency. Also in 2006, she was appointed Minister of Community Development and Social Services. Since then, she served as Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President, prior to being appointed Minister of Tourism and the Environment in 2008[5] In February 2010, Catherine Namugala was awarded the African Tourism Minister Of The Year Award, beating six contestants from Ghana, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.[6]

In the August 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections, Namugala who belongs to the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy political party, chose not to re-contest her parliamentary seat. Instead she endorsed president Lungu's re-election bid. Lungu belongs to the ruling Patriotic Front.[7]

Personal details

Mrs. Catherine Namugala is single.[1] She belongs to the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), political party.[8]

See also

References
  1. Parliament of Zambia (10 September 2016). "National Assembly of Zambia: Catherine Namugala". Lusaka: National Assembly (Zambia). Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. Headlines (18 September 2016). "President Lungu nominates MMD's Catherine Namugala as First Deputy Speaker". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Press Releases (18 May 2010). "Zambian Minister of Environment to visit Finland". Helsinki: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. Headlines (18 August 2016). "MPs and their benefits: What's the way forward?". Lusaka Times. Lusaka. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. Phiri, Patson (26 November 2008). "Zambia: New Cabinet Falls Short of the SADC Gender Threshold". Harare: Southern African News Features via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. General News (14 February 2010). "Namugala shortlisted for African tourism award". Lusaka Times. Lusaka. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. Headlines (15 March 2016). "Namugala will not recontest her seat as she endorses Edgar Lungu". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. MDD (1 May 2014). "Movement for Multiparty Democracy Members of Parliament". Lusaka: Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD). Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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