Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Harare | |
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Minister of State for Provincial Affairs | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | The President |
Seat | 109 Rotten Row, Harare |
Appointer | The President |
Term length | Five years, renewable for a second or subsequent term of office |
Constituting instrument | Provincial Councils and Administration Act (Chapter 29:11) |
Precursor | Provincial Governor of Harare (2004) |
Formation | 22 August 2013 |
Deputy | Permanent Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution |
Website | harareprovince |
The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Harare is the Provincial Minister of State for Harare Province in Zimbabwe. The minister oversees provincial affairs and sits in the Parliament of Zimbabwe. The minister is appointed by the President of Zimbabwe and is appointed for a term of five years, which can be renewed for a second or subsequent term. Historically, the minister held the title Governor of Harare, but the office has since been renamed to align with the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe, which does not allow for Provincial Governors.
Parliamentary position: Elected Member of the House of Assembly Elected Member of the Senate Non-Elected Minister
No. | Name Birth–Death | Term in office | Party | Appointed by | ||||
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Provincial Governors | ||||||||
1 | Witness Mangwende 15 August 1946 – 26 February 2005 | 10 February 2004 – 26 February 2005 | ZANU-PF | Robert Mugabe | ||||
2 | David Karimanzira 25 May 1947 - 24 March 2011 | 15 April 2005 – 24 March 2011 | ZANU-PF | |||||
Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs | ||||||||
1 | Miriam Chikukwa b.1963 | 11 September 2013 – 29 July 2018 | ZANU-PF | |||||
2 | Oliver Chidawu 9 August 1954 - 17 July 2022 | 8 March 2019 – 17 July 2022 | ZANU-PF | Emmerson Mnangagwa | ||||
3 | Charles Tawengwa | 12 September 2023 – present | ZANU-PF |