Ministry of General Education
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The Ministry of General Education is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of General Education and oversees primary and secondary education. Tertiary and vocational education is overseen by the Ministry of Higher Education, which was split from the main ministry in 2015.[1]
List of ministers[]
Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
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Minister of African Education | |||
United Federal Party | 1959 | 1961 | |
Central Africa Party | 1961 | 1962 | |
1962 | 1962 | ||
Harry Nkumbula | Northern Rhodesian African National Congress | 1962 | 1964 |
Minister of Education | |||
United National Independence Party | 1964 | 1967 | |
United National Independence Party | 1967 | 1968 | |
Wesley Nyirenda | United National Independence Party | 1968 | |
Fwanyanga Mulikita | United National Independence Party | 1973 | 1976 |
Minister of General Education | |||
Patriotic Front | 2016 | 2020 | |
Patriotic Front | 2020 |
Deputy ministers[]
Deputy Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of African Education | |||
Northern Rhodesian African National Congress | 1962 | 1964 | |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education | |||
United National Independence Party | 1964 | 1967 | |
United National Independence Party | 1964 | 1967 | |
United National Independence Party | 1968 | 1968 | |
Deputy Minister of Education | |||
Clement Sinyinda | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 2007 | 2011 |
Deputy Minister | Party | Term start | Term end |
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Minister of State for Technical Education | |||
United National Independence Party | 1967 | 1968 |
References[]
Categories:
- Government ministries of Zambia
- Education ministers of Zambia
- Education ministries