Vice-President of the
Republic of Zambia
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Incumbent
Mutale Nalumango
since 24 August 2021
Style
AbbreviationVPOTROZ
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderReuben Kamanga
FormationOctober 1964
Salary198,064,370 Zambian kwacha annually[1]
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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 the 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 vice-presidential running mate 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, and is also automatically a member of the National Assembly.

Rupiah Banda became acting president on 19 August 2008 following the death of President Levy Mwanawasa, while Guy Scott became acting president 28 October 2014 following the death of President Michael Sata. Banda was elected president in the subsequent election, and Scott did not stand.

List of vice-presidents of Zambia (1964–present)

Key

Political parties

[4]

No. Portrait 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 (1973–1991)
4 Levy Mwanawasa
(1948–2008) 		7 November 1991 3 July 1994 MMD
5 Godfrey Miyanda
(born 1944) 		4 July 1994 2 December 1997 MMD
6 Christon Tembo
(1944–2009) 		2 December 1997 April 2001 MMD
7 Enoch Kavindele
(born 1950) 		4 May 2001 29 May 2003 MMD
8 Nevers Mumba
(born 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
(born 1944) 		23 September 2011 28 October 2014 PF
Post vacant (2014–15)
13 Inonge Wina
(born 1941) 		26 January 2015 24 August 2021 PF
14 Mutale Nalumango
(born 1955) 		24 August 2021 Incumbent UPND

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Emoluments) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012". Zambian Statutory Instrument 18 of 2012. 9 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Zambian vice-president sacked over DRC row | IOL News". www.iol.co.za.
  3. ^ "The Voice".
  4. ^ 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. ISBN 9780313302473 – via Google Books.


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