The Ministry of Education is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Education and oversees primary, secondary and tertiary education.
In 2015, a decision was made to create a separate ministry called the Ministry of Higher Education, which would oversee tertiary and vocational education, while renaming this ministry as the Ministry of General Education to oversee primary and secondary education.[1] After the 2021 general election, the two ministries were merged to form the one ministry named Ministry of Education.[2]
List of ministers
edit| Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of African Education | |||
| Gabriel Musumbulwa | United Federal Party | 1959 | 1961 |
| Alfred Gondwe | Central Africa Party | 1961 | 1962 |
| Edson Mwamba | 1962 | 1962 | |
| Harry Nkumbula | Northern Rhodesian African National Congress | 1962 | 1964 |
| Minister of Education | |||
| John Mwanakatwe | United National Independence Party | 1964 | 1967 |
| Arthur Wina | United National Independence Party | 1967 | 1968 |
| Wesley Nyirenda | United National Independence Party | 1968 | |
| Fwanyanga Mulikita | United National Independence Party | 1973 | 1976 |
| Minister of General Education | |||
| David Mabumba | Patriotic Front | 2016 | 2020 |
| Dennis Wanchinga | Patriotic Front | 2020[3] | 2021 |
| Minister of Education | |||
| Douglas Syakalima | United Party for National Development | 2021 | |
Deputy ministers
edit| Deputy Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of African Education | |||
| Chiwala Banda | Northern Rhodesian African National Congress | 1962 | 1964 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education | |||
| William Nkanza | United National Independence Party | 1964 | 1967 |
| Charles Thornicroft | United National Independence Party | 1964 | 1967 |
| Minister of State for Technical Education | |||
| Charles Thornicroft | United National Independence Party | 1967 | 1968 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education | |||
| Miselo Kapika | United National Independence Party | 1968 | 1968 |
| Deputy Minister of Education | |||
| Clement Sinyinda | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 2007 | 2011 |
References
edit- ^ About Ministry of Higher Education
- ^ "Parley approves turning gender ministry into Office of the President dept, among other changes". Zambia: News Diggers!. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Zambia : President Lungu has fired General Education Minister David Mabumba with immediate effect". 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2024-11-02.