Vice-President of Zambia
| Vice-President of the Republic of Zambia | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms | |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Reuben Kamanga |
| Formation | October 1964 |
| Salary | 43,800 USD annually[1] |
| Website | https://www.ovp.gov.zm/ |
The Vice-President of Zambia is the second highest position in the executive branch of the Republic of Zambia. The Vice-President was previously appointed by the President before the amendment of the Constitution in 2016.[2] Under the amended Constitution, when a sitting President dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Vice-President automatically assumes the presidency, unlike when the Constitution demanded holding of presidential by-election within 90 days.[3] This is so because now every presidential candidate shall pick a running mate for Vice-President and the two will share the vote meaning voting for a President is an automatic vote for the Vice-President.
The Vice-President also heads the Office of the Vice-President, a government ministry.
Vice-Presidents of Zambia (1964–present)
[change | change source]Key
- Political parties
- Patriotic Front (PF)
| No. | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Reuben Kamanga (1929–1996) |
24 October 1964 | October 1967 | UNIP |
| 2 |
|
Simon Kapwepwe (1922–1980) |
October 1967 | October 1970 | UNIP |
| 3 |
|
Mainza Chona (1930–2001) |
October 1970 | August 1973 | UNIP |
| Post abolished (1973–91) | |||||
| 4 | 
|
Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008) |
7 November 1991 | 3 July 1994 | MMD |
| 5 |
|
Godfrey Miyanda (1944–) |
4 July 1994 | 2 December 1997 | MMD |
| 6 |
|
Christon Tembo (1944–2009) |
2 December 1997 | April 2001 | MMD |
| 7 |
|
Enoch Kavindele (1950–) |
4 May 2001 | 29 May 2003 | MMD |
| 8 | 
|
Nevers Mumba (1960–) |
29 May 2003 | 4 October 2004 | MMD |
| 9 |
|
Lupando Mwape (1950–2019) |
4 October 2004 | September 2006 | MMD |
| 10 | 
|
Rupiah Banda (1937–2022) |
9 October 2006 | 2 November 2008 | MMD |
| 11 |
|
George Kunda (1956–2012) |
2 November 2008 | 23 September 2011 | MMD |
| 12 | 
|
Guy Scott (1944–) |
23 September 2011 | 28 October 2014 | PF |
| 13 | 
|
Inonge Wina (1941–) |
26 January 2015 | 24 August 2021 | PF |
| 14 | 
|
Mutale Nalumango (1955–) |
24 August 2021 | Incumbent | UNIP |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ https://zambialii.org/zm/legislation/statutory-instrument/2012/44[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Zambian vice-president sacked over DRC row | IOL News". www.iol.co.za.
- ↑ "The Voice". Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ↑ https://www.ovp.gov.zm/?p=5661[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Kalley, Jacqueline Audrey; Schoeman, Elna; Andor, Lydia Eve (November 28, 1999). "Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
