July Moyo

• Himself (as Minister of Local Government and Public Works)
• Daniel Garwe (as Minister of National Hosing and Social Amenities)

The Hon. July Moyo MP
Minister of Energy and Power Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 January 2025
Personal details
Born	(1950-05-07) 7 May 1950 (age 75)
Political party	ZANU–PF

July Moyo (born 7 May 1950) is a Zimbabwean parliamentarian and member of Zanu-PF. ^[1] He has been a member of cabinet in both Robert Mugabe and Emmerson Mnangagwa governments. ^[2] Moyo is currently the Minister of Energy and Power Development.

He was elected MP for Redcliff in the 2023 Zimbabwean general election.

Political career

In 1999, Moyo was appointed the Governor of Midlands. ^[3]

In July 2000, Moyo was appointed the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare in Robert Mugabe's government, a position he held until February 2004. ^{[4] [5]}

He was placed on the United States sanctions list from 2003 to 2005. ^[6]

In February 2004, Robert Mugabe appointed Moyo to be the country's Minister of Energy and Power Development. He held the position until April 2005. ^[7]

When Emmerson Mnangagwa came to power in November 2017, Moyo was returned to cabinet to lead the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing. ^[8]

References

1. Machipisa, Lewis. "Party test for Zimbabwe civil servants". BBC. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
2. "Mnangagwa names Zimbabwe's new cabinet | IOL News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
3. "The Month In Brief". The Insider. Factiva. 20 April 1999.
4. "Mugabe announces new 19-member cabinet". BBC Monitoring Africa. Factiva. 16 July 2000.
5. "Cabinet reshuffled". The Herald. Factiva. 10 February 2004.
6. Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.
7. Musengeyi, Itai (18 April 2005). "President Names Cabinet". All Africa. Factiva.
8. Share, Felex (1 December 2017). "Updated: New Cabinet appointed...Ministerial portfolios reduced to 22...Only 6 deputy ministers appointed". The Herald. Retrieved 2 March 2020.