Catherine Namugala a Zambian politician. She was the First Deputy Speaker of the Zambian Parliament until 2021. She was nominated to that position by President Edgar Lungu, on 18 September 2016.[1] She is the former Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources in the Zambian Cabinet.[2] She also served as the Member of Parliament (MP), representing Mafinga (previously known as Isoka East) in the Zambian Parliament from 2001 until 2016.[3]
Catherine Namugala | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Tourism and the Environment | |
| In office 2008–2011 | |
| President | Rupiah Banda |
| Member of the National Assembly for Mafinga | |
| In office 2001–2016 | |
| President | Michael Sata Guy Scott Edgar Lungu |
| First Deputy Speaker | |
| In office September 2016 – 2021 | |
| President | Edgar Lungu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Catherine Namugala 2 January 1966 Isoka, Zambia |
Work History
editCatherine 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. 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[4] 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.[5]
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 for the Patriotic Front.[6]
Personal details
editMrs. Catherine Namugala is single. She belongs to the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), political party.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Headlines (18 September 2016). "President Lungu nominates MMD's Catherine Namugala as First Deputy Speaker". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Press Releases (18 May 2010). "Zambian Minister of Environment to visit Finland". Helsinki: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Headlines (18 August 2016). "MPs and their benefits: What's the way forward?". Lusaka Times. Lusaka. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ General News (14 February 2010). "Namugala shortlisted for African tourism award". Lusaka Times. Lusaka. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Headlines (15 March 2016). "Namugala will not recontest her seat as she endorses Edgar Lungu". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ 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.