Beatrice Roseby Mwale

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Beatrice Mwale
Nationality Malawian
Occupationpolitician
Known formember of the National Assembly
Political partyPeople's Party

'Beatrice Roseby Mwale is a Malawian politician who was an unsuccessful vice-Presidential candidate in 2009. She became the vice-President of the People's Party. She was elected in 2025 as a member of the National Assembly.

Life

Mwale was an unsuccessful vice-Presidential candidate in 2009 when she was the running mate of Loveness Gondwe. He came fifth with less than 1% of the votes. [1]

Mwale was elected in 2014 as a member of the National Assembly representing the Kasungu North constituency. [2] In 2016 she was promoted to be the National Women's Director of the People's Party by its leader Joyce Banda. She replaced Clara Makungwa who had defected from Joyce Banda's party to join the DPP. [3] Mwale was replaced by Edith Mithanga in 2018 when she was again promoted. This time she became a vice-President of the People's Party. [4]

In 2018 the sports journalist Mike Bango decided to enter politics. He contested the MCP primaries in Mwale's constituency. [5] In the 2019 election, Mike Bango won and Mwale came second. [6]

Mwale was again elected in 2025 as a member of the National Assembly. She was still a member of the People's Party and she gained over 11,500 votes of the 26,000 votes cast in the Kasungu North constituency. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Elections in Malawi". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  2. ↑ Malawi, Parliament of. "Parliament of Malawi". www.parliament.gov.mw. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  3. ↑ "JB appoints MP Beatrice Mwale as PP women's director: Replaces Makungwa". 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  4. ↑ "PP expels Uladi, rejects alliance with DPP: Appoint JB's son and Beatrice Mwale as new VPs". 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Sports journalist Bango eyes parliamentary seat". Nation Online. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  6. ↑ 2019 results
  7. ↑ "Kasungu District Council". Luntha TV via facebook. 30 September 2025.
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