The Right Honourable
Everton Chimulirenji
Minister for Disaster Management
In office
31 May 2019 – 28 June 2020
PresidentPeter Mutharika
Preceded bySaulos Chilima
Vice President of Malawi
De facto
In office
31 May 2019 – 3 February 2020
PresidentPeter Mutharika
Preceded bySaulos Chilima
Succeeded bySaulos Chilima
Personal details
Political partyDPP

Everton Chimulirenji (56 years old)[1] is a Malawian politician. He served as the Vice President of Malawi under president Peter Mutharika after they won the 2019 elections. Chimulirenji was not well known before becoming Mutharika’s running mate.[2] Chimulirenji's tenure was short, having served May 2019 to February 2020, when his vice-presidency was voided and he was replaced by his predecessor after the 2019 general election results were nullified.[2][3][4]

Previously he was elected to the Parliament of Malawi in 2009. Later he served as Deputy Minister of Defence and then as Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "DPP.MW". dpp.mw. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  2. ^ a b "Analysis | Millions of Malawians go to the polls tomorrow. Will they vote for change?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  3. ^ Mkandawire, Mwayi (4 February 2020). "Court fires Chimulirenji: Chilima now Malawi vice president". Malawi 24. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Malawi top court annuls presidential election results". www.aljazeera.com.


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