Situmbeko Musokotwane (born 25 May 1956) is Zambian politician and economist serving as the Minister of Finance of Zambia since 2021;[1][2] he is also the Member of Parliament for Liuwa.[3] Prior to his appointment he served as Minister of Finance from 2008 to 2011 under Rupiah Banda.[1]
Situmbeko Musokotwane | |
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.jpg) Situmbeko Musokotwane at the 2009 International Monetary Fund/World Bank meeting. | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2021 | |
| President | Hakainde Hichilema |
| Preceded by | Bwalya Ng’andu |
| In office 2008–2011 | |
| President | Rupiah Banda |
| Preceded by | N’gandu Peter Magande |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Chikwanda |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office August 2021 | |
| President | Hakainde Hichilema |
| Constituency | Liuwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Situmbeko Musokotwane 25 May 1956 |
| Alma mater | Konstanz University (PhD) University of Zambia |
| Profession | Economist |
Education and career
editMusokotwane is PhD holder in Monetary Economics obtained from the Konstanz University in Germany.[4] In 1988 he founded an agri-business one of Zambia’s largest dairy farming operations. He has also acted as an alternate Governor at the IMF, African Development Bank, and the World Bank.[4] He introduced the central bank in Zambia to Open market operations and the re-introduction of Treasury Bills and Government securities auctions in Zambia. As Finance Minister during Rupiah Banda's presidency, he was active in the promotion of Zambia as an investment destination which brought a 7.6% growth in Zambia’s economy and generated US$6 billion over a 3 year term.[4]
After being assigned as the Finance Minister under Rupiah Banda's presidency (2008-2011), he was assigned as the Finance Minister for the second time after the 2021 general election by President Hakainde Hichilema.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b zamobserver (2021-08-27). "Situmbeko Musokotwane is new Finance Minister". The Zambian Observer. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Zambian President Hichilema appoints new finance minister". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Liuwa | National Assembly of Zambia". www.parliament.gov.zm. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ a b c d "Zambia : President Hichilema appoints Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane as the New Finance Minister". Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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