Cornelius Mweetwa | |
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Minister of Information and Media | |
Assumed office 25 September 2023 | |
President | Hakainde Hichilema |
Preceded by | Chushi Kasanda |
Provincial Minister for Southern Province | |
In office 7 September 2021 –24 September 2023 | |
Preceded by | Edify Hamukale |
Succeeded by | Credo Nanjuwa |
Member of the National Assembly for Choma Central | |
Assumed office 2006 | |
Preceded by | George Chazangwe |
Personal details | |
Born | Zambia | 26 February 1976
Political party | United Party for National Development |
Alma mater | University of Zambia |
Cornelius Mweetwa is a Zambian politician. [1] He is the current Minister of Information and Media of Zambia and the member of parliament for Choma Central. [1] [2] He is the current party spokesperson for the United Party for National Development (UPND). [3] [4] [5] [6]
Cornelius Mweetwa was elected as the Choma Central member of parliament at four consecutive elections (2006,2011,2016 and 2021) as the United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate. [1] He was appointed as the party spokesperson for the UPND in 2021. [3] [4] He initially decided to withdraw participating in the 2021 parliamentary election [3] before being convinced to rescind his decision. [7]
After the UPND won the 2021 presidential election,President Hakainde Hichilema appointed Mweetwa as the Provincial minister for Southern Province in September 2021. [1] [8] [9] [10] [11] On 24 September 2023,Mweetwa was transferred to being the Minister of Information and Media. [1] [12] [13] As the Minister of Information and Media,Mweetwa also serves as the chief government spokesperson. [14] [15]