John Mwaimba

John Mwaimba (born 30 March 1950)[1] is a Zambian politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi from 2002 until 2006.

John Mwaimba
Deputy Minister of Works and Supply
In office
2006–2006
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing
In office
2004–2006
Preceded byGuston Sichilima
Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services
In office
2002–2003
Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi
In office
2002–2006
Preceded byMacdonald Nkabika
Succeeded byFriday Malwa
Personal details
Born (1950-03-30) 30 March 1950
Political partyMovement for Multi-Party Democracy
ProfessionBusinessman

Biography

Prior to entering politics, Mwaimba was a businessman.[1] He contested the Kapiri Mposhi seat as the National Lima Party candidate in the 1996 general elections, but finished in third place.[2] Prior to the 2001 general elections he was chosen as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) candidate and was elected to the National Assembly with a majority of 3,761.[3] Following the elections he was appointed Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services. However, he was sacked by President Levy Mwanawasa in 2003 after being accused of fraud.[4] In June 2004 he was made Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing.[5] He was later moved to become Deputy Minister of Works and Supply in 2006.

Mwaimba was not selected as the MMD candidate for the Kapiri Mposhi for the 2006 general elections.[6]

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References
  1. John Mwaimba National Assembly of Zambia
  2. Central Province election results Electoral Commission of Zambia
  3. 2001 parliamentary election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
  4. Zambian minister sacked for 'fraud' BBC News, 5 April 2003
  5. Diangamo Dropped Times of Zambia, 16 June 2004
  6. Candidates wanted Africa Confidential, 23 June 2006
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