Dora Siliya

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Dora Siliya (born October 8, 1970 , Kitwe) is a politician in Zambia. [1] She is the former member of parliament for Petauke Central and the former Minister of Communication and Broadcasting. [2]

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Early years

She was born in Kitwe and went to school in Mufulira. After graduating Kabulonga Girls secondary school in 1988, she commenced her studies at the University of Zambia where she studied medicine. After two years, she left the University and began working at Zambian Television and Radio (ZNBC), then went back to university to study mass communication, while still employed at ZNBC. In 1996 she started work at the South African Broadcasting Corporation. In 1997 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She holds a master's degree in development economics from the University of Cambridge and PhD in Development Economics from University of Lusaka. [3] [4]

Career

Siliya became Television Controller , working directly with Duncan Mbazima, who was the Director-General. She left ZNBC and was employed in a European Union project of Private Sector Development for two years. In 2001, she was approached by the Movement for Multiparty Democracy to run for the National Assembly, which she did in Petauke. She was not successful and was transferred to the Zambian embassy in Cairo working for the deputy ambassador and was mainly devoted to trade relations. In 2006, she reappeared as parliamentary candidate for the MMD in Petauke. She once served as the Minister of Energy and Water Development, Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Transport and Communication. [5] On 14 February 2018, she was appointed by president Edgar Chagwa Lungu to become the Minister of information and subsequently the chief government spokesperson. [3] [4] [1] [6]

On 23 May 2020, Siliya tested positive for COVID-19. [7]

Politics

Siliya was elected to the National Assembly in Zambia in 2006 in the constituency of Petauke-Central. In October 2006, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dora Siliya". National Assembly of Zambia. Archived from the original on 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  2. ↑ "BBC World Service - Newsday, Why Zambia supports job requests from Gulf States". BBC. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. 1 2 mwebantunews (2018-02-15). "WHO IS DORA SILIYA AND WHAT DOES SHE BRING TO THE TABLE?". Mwebantu.News. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  4. 1 2 zamobserver (2019-02-16). "BIOGRAPHY OF HON DORA SILIYA". The Zambian Observer. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Strengthen the Base". The Business Year. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  6. ↑ Editor, Chief (2019-09-27). "Zambia : Dora Siliya says she is shocked over reports linking HH to support for same sex marriages". LusakaTimes.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ "Zambia's information minister tests positive for coronavirus". Reuters. 23 May 2020.
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