Benny Tetamashimba | |
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Minister of Local Government and Housing | |
In office 14 November 2008 –5 September 2009 | |
President | Rupiah Banda |
Preceded by | Sylvia Masebo |
Deputy Minister of Works and Supply | |
In office 9 October 2006 –29 March 2008 | |
Preceded by | Kennedy Shepande |
Succeeded by | Mundia Ndalemei |
Member of Parliament for Solwezi Central | |
In office December 2001 –5 September 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ludwig Sondashi |
Succeeded by | Watson Lumba |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 July 1955 Mulimbi village,Mumena,North-Western Province,Zambia |
Died | 5 September 2009 54) University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia | (aged
Political party | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy |
Residence | Zambia |
Benny Tetamashimba was a Zambian Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) politician and had been a Member of Parliament for Solwezi Central from 2001 to 2009 when he died. Tetamashimba was a member of United Party for National Development prior to joining the MMD.
Tetamashimba was evacuated to South Africa for specialist treatment on August 9,2009. [1] On September 3,2009,it was reported that Tetamashimba had been brought back to University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka,Zambia in critical condition and was unable to speak. [2] [3] On September 5,it was reported that Tetamashimba had died at 18:30hrs,GMT.