Enoch Kavindele

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Enoch Kavindele
7th Vice-President of Zambia
In office
4 May 2001 –29 May 2003
President Frederick Chiluba and Levy Mwanawasa
Preceded by Christon Tembo
Succeeded by Nevers Mumba
Minister of Health
In office
2000–2001
Succeeded by Levison Mumba
Minister of Commerce Trade and Industry
In office
1997–1998
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
1996–1997
Member of the National Assembly for Kabompo West
In office
2002–2006
Preceded by Daniel Kalenga
Succeeded by Daniel Kalenga
Member of the National Assembly for Chingola
In office
1995–2001
Preceded by Ludwing Sondashi
Succeeded by Severine Chilufya
Member of the National Assembly for Chingola
In office
1987– 
Personal details
Born (1950-07-07) 7 July 1950 (age 71)
Political party UNIP, UDP, MMD
ProfessionBusiness man

Enoch P. Kavindele (born 7 July 1950) [1] is a Zambian businessman and politician who served as the seventh vice-president of Zambia from 2001 until 2003.

Biography

Kavindele began his business career in the 1970s when he established Woodgate Holdings. [2] He was originally a member of the United National Independence Party (UNIP) and was elected to the National Assembly in the Chingola constituency in a by-election in 1987. In 1991 he launched a leadership challenge to Kenneth Kaunda, but withdrew after receiving little support. [3] He was the UNIP candidate in Chingola in the 1991 general elections, but was heavily defeated by Ludwig Sondashi of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD). [4] In 1992 he left UNIP to form the United Democratic Party, which gained several seats on local councils. However, he later dissolved the party the following year and joined the MMD.

A by-election was held in Chingola in 1995 after Sondashi defected to the National Party and Kavindele was chosen as the MMD candidate. After winning the by-election with 86% of the vote, he became a member of the National Assembly again. [5] He retained the seat in the 1996 general elections with a 14,000 majority. [6] He was subsequently appointed Minister of Science and Technology. In 1997 he was moved to become Minister of Commerce Trade and Industry. [7] However, he was sacked in September 1998.

Kavindele was appointed Minister of Health in 2000, [8] a post he held until being appointed Vice-President in 2001 by President Frederick Chiluba. In the December 2001 general elections he ran as the MMD candidate in Kabompo West. He defeated the incumbent MP Daniel Kalenga and was elected with a majority of 1,756. [9] He was removed from his post of Vice-President by new President Levy Mwanawasa in May 2003. [10]

Prior to the 2006 general elections, Kavindele was not selected as the MMD candidate for Kabompo West and was replaced by former opponent Daniel Kalenga. He contested the elections as an independent, giving up his MMD membership, [11] but was defeated by Kalenga by over 2,000 votes. [12]

Kavindele later became Chair of the North-Western Railway Company. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ The Parliament of Zambia: Public Parliamentary Handbook, 2004, p39
  2. ↑ Enoch Kavindele NorthWest Rail
  3. ↑ Jacqueline Audrey Kalley, Elna Schoeman & Lydia Eve Andor (1999) Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Poilitcal Events from Independence to Mid-1997, Greenwood Publishing Group, p700
  4. ↑ Copperbelt results in the 1991 general elections Electoral Commission of Zambia
  5. ↑ Daniel N. Posner (2005) Institutions and Ethnic Politics in Africa, Cambridge University Press, p232
  6. ↑ Copperbelt results in the 1996 general elections Electoral Commission of Zambia
  7. ↑ New Vice-President Tembo says: I feel great The Post, 3 December 1997
  8. ↑ Health Woes: Is Kavindele the Cure? Times of Zambia, 23 November 2000
  9. ↑ 2001 parliamentary election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
  10. ↑ Zambian leader survives sack bid BBC News, 14 August 2003
  11. ↑ MMD disowns Kavindele Lusaka Times, 16 November 2009
  12. ↑ 2006 parliamentary election results Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
  13. ↑ Minister to meet Kavindele Times of Zambia, 5 March 2018
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