First Lady of Zimbabwe
First Lady of Zimbabwe is the title held by the wife of the President of Zimbabwe.
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Term length | Varies by marriage to the President |
Inaugural holder | Janet Banana |
Formation | 18 April 1980 |
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The current office holder is the wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Auxillia C. Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa also held the parliamentary seat of Chirumanzu-Zibagwe until 30 July 2018 [3] Mnangagwa did not contest her seat during the 2018 general election.
First Ladies of Zimbabwe and its antecedents
Wives of the Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia
Name | Start of term | End of term | Prime Minister |
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Gertrude Mary Coghlan | 1 October 1923 | 28 August 1927 | Charles Coghlan |
Missing | 2 September 1927 | 5 July 1933 | Howard Unwin Moffat |
Missing | 5 July 1933 | 12 September 1933 | George Mitchell |
Blanche Huggins | 12 September 1933 | 7 February 1953 | Godfrey Huggins |
Grace Todd | 7 September 1953 | 17 February 1958 | Garfield Todd |
Vacant | 17 February 1958 | 17 December 1962 | Edgar Whitehead |
Barbara Field | 17 December 1962 | 13 April 1964 | Winston Field |
Janet Smith | 13 April 1964 | 11 November 1965 | Ian Smith |
Wife of the Prime Minister of Rhodesia
Name | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister |
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Janet Smith | 11 November 1965 | 1 June 1979 | Ian Smith |
First Lady of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Name | Term start | Term end | President |
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Maggie Muzorewa | 1 June 1979 | 12 December 1979 | Abel Muzorewa |
First Ladies of Zimbabwe
Name | Term start | Term end | President |
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Janet Banana | 18 April 1980 | 31 December 1987 | Canaan Banana |
Sally Hayfron | 31 December 1987 | 27 January 1992 (her death) | Robert Mugabe |
Vacant | 27 January 1992 | 17 August 1996 | |
Grace Mugabe | 17 August 1996 | 21 November 2017 | |
Auxillia Mnangagwa | 24 November 2017 | Incumbent | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
Living former first ladies
There are currently two living former first ladies of Zimbabwe (as of 27 January 2021):
Janet Banana
(1980–1987)
January 28, 1938Grace Mugabe
(1996-2017)
July 23, 1965
See also
References
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