First Lady of Zambia is the title attributed to the wife of the president of Zambia. Zambia's current first lady is Mutinta Hichilema, who has held the office since 24 August 2021.
| First Lady of Zambia | |
|---|---|
| Inaugural holder | Betty Kaunda |
| Formation | 24 October 1964 |
The first lady of Zambia plays the ceremonial role of the spouse of the head of state, but has often expanded their influence beyond that. For example, the wife of the country's founding president, Betty Kaunda, was viewed as the mother of the nation and known as "Mama Kaunda."[1] Maureen Mwanawasa used her platform as First Lady to be a strong advocate for safer sex for women, often handing out condoms at public events.[2]
List of first ladies
editActing First Lady
editOthers
editList of officeholders
edit| Pres.
No. |
Image | Born/Died | First Lady | Term start | Term end | President
(Spouse, unless noted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1928–2013) | Betty Kaunda[3] | 24 October 1964[3] | 2 November 1991[3] | Kenneth Kaunda m. 1946; died 2013 | |
| 2 | (1951–) | Vera Tembo | 2 November 1991 | 2000
(divorced in 2001)[4] |
Frederick Chiluba m. ????; div 2001 | |
| No First Lady/office vacant; Vera Tembo[5] is divorced in 2001 but she is out of power as first lady of Zambia in 2000s. | 2000 | 2001 | ||||
| - | Verocia Chiluba | 2001 | 2 January 2002 | Frederick Chiluba Daughter | ||
| 3 | (1963–2024) | Maureen Mwanawasa | 2 January 2002 | 19 August 2008 | Levy Mwanawasa m. 1988; his death 2008 | |
| 4 | (1972–) | Thandiwe Banda[6] | 29 June 2008 | 23 September 2011 | Rupiah Banda m. 2002; his death 2022 | |
| 5 | (1959–) | Christine Kaseba | 23 September 2011 | 28 October 2014 | Michael Sata m. 1994; his death 2014 | |
| - | (1963–) | Charlotte Scott | 28 October 2014 | 26 January 2015 | Guy Scott m. 1994 | |
| 6 | (1961–) | Esther Lungu | 26 January 2015 | 24 August 2021 | Edgar Lungu m. 1986-87 | |
| 7 | (1967–) | Mutinta Hichilema | 24 August 2021 | Incumbent | Hakainde Hichilema m. ???? | |
List of living First Ladies of Zambia
edit- Vera Tembo (1951-)
- Christine Kaseba (1959-)
- Esther Lungu (1961-)
- Charlotte Scott (1963-)
List of spouses of president but not the first lady
edit| Press.
No. |
Image | Born/Died | Name | President
(Spouse, unlles noted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (___?-2017) | Regina Mwanza | Frederick Chiluba m. 2002; his death 2011 | |
| 4 | (1941-2000) | Hope Mwansa Makulu | Rupiah Banda m. 1966; died 2000 | |
| 5 | (___?-___?) | Margaret Manda | Michael Sata m. ????; died ???? |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ James Butty, VOA staff writer (September 20, 2012). "Zambians Mourn Death of Former First Lady Betty Kaunda". VOA. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ Violet Mengo, writer for the Daily Mail in Zambia and member of the Gender and Media Southern African (GEMSA) Network. (November 5, 2005). "Zambian First Lady urges women to demand safe sex". AFROL News. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c Udoh, Nse (2012-09-19). "Founding First Lady Betty Kaunda Passes Away at 84". Zambia Reports. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ Simwanza, Obert (2011-06-18). "Zambia's ex-president Chiluba dies". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ Simwanza, Obert (2011-06-18). "Zambia's ex-president Chiluba dies". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 2012-09-19.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Warunga, Joseph (2010-05-17). "Meeting the first ladies of Africa". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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