Prime Minister of Zambia

The Prime Minister of Zambia was the head of government of Zambia. From 1973 to 1975, Mainza Chona was the first person to hold the position following independence from the United Kingdom (Kenneth Kaunda was the only Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia in 1964, before it became independent as Zambia).

Prime Minister of the
Republic of Zambia
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AppointerPresident of Zambia
Formation25 August 1973
First holderMainza Chona
Final holderMalimba Masheke
Abolished31 August 1991
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The position of the Prime Minister of Zambia was abolished in 1991, in the last months of Kaunda's presidential term. Since then, the President of Zambia serves as both the head of state and the head of government.

List

Key
Political parties
  •   United National Independence Party (UNIP)

Officeholders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia
1 Kenneth Kaunda
(1924–)		 22 January 1964 24 October 1964 276 days UNIP
Prime Ministers of the Republic of Zambia
Post abolished (24 October 1964 – 25 August 1973)
1 Mainza Chona
(1930–2001)		 25 August 1973 27 May 1975 1 year, 275 days UNIP
2 Elijah Mudenda
(1927–2008)		 27 May 1975 20 July 1977 2 years, 54 days UNIP
(1) Mainza Chona
(1930–2001)		 20 July 1977 15 June 1978 330 days UNIP
3 Daniel Lisulo
(1930–2000)		 15 June 1978 18 February 1981 2 years, 248 days UNIP
4 Nalumino Mundia
(1927–1988)		 18 February 1981 24 April 1985 4 years, 65 days UNIP
5 Kebby Musokotwane
(1946–1996)		 24 April 1985 15 March 1989 3 years, 325 days UNIP
6 Malimba Masheke
(1941–)		 15 March 1989 31 August 1991 2 years, 169 days UNIP
Post abolished (31 August 1991 – present)

See also
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