Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Manicaland

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Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Manicaland
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Incumbent
Misheck Mugadza
since 12 September 2023
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs
Style The Honourable
Member of
Reports to The President
Seat Mutare
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)
PrecursorProvincial Governor of Manicaland
Formation22 August 2013
DeputyPermanent Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution

The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Manicaland is the Provincial Minister of State for Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe. The minister oversees provincial affairs and sits in the Parliament of Zimbabwe. [1] 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 Manicaland, but the office has since been renamed to align with the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe, which does not allow for Provincial Governors. [2]

Contents

List of Ministers

Parliamentary position:    Elected Member of the House of Assembly    Elected Member of the Senate   Non-Elected Minister

No.Name
Birth–Death
Term in officePartyAppointed by
Provincial Governors
  Joshua Dhube [a]
b. 10 January 1934
2 March 1984
–
  ZANU-PF Robert Mugabe
 
  Kenneth Manyonda
1934 - 10 November 2022
1 April 1990
–
July 2000		  ZANU-PF
  Oppah Muchinguri
b. 14 December 1958
15 July 2000
–
1 December 2003		  ZANU-PF
  Michael Nyambuya
b. 23 July 1955
1 December 2003
–
12 April 2005		  ZANU-PF
  Tinaye Chigudu
13 August 1942 - 5 February 2025
12 April 2005
–
30 April 2008		  ZANU-PF
  Chris Mushohwe
6 February 1954 – 13 February 2023
25 August 2008
–
28 June 2013		  ZANU-PF
Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs
1  Chris Mushohwe
6 February 1954 – 13 February 2023
11 September 2013
–
12 December 2014		  ZANU-PF Robert Mugabe
2  Mandi Chimene
b. 8 June 1959
12 December 2014
–
21 November 2017		  ZANU-PF
3  Monica Mutsvangwa
b.28 November 1961
4 December 2017
–
29 July 2018		  ZANU-PF Emmerson Mnangagwa
4  Ellen Gwaradzimba
25 December 1960 - 15 January 2021
10 September 2018
–
15 January 2021		  ZANU-PF
5  Nokuthula Matsikenyere
b.7 June 1964
8 February 2021
–
22 August 2023		  ZANU-PF
6  Misheck Mugadza
b.17 July 1966
12 September 2023
–
present		  ZANU-PF

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Dhube was elected MP to the House of Assembly in 1980. He was a Senator following the 1985 elections. The Senate was abolished in 1987.

References

  1. ↑ "Provincial Councils and Administration Amendment Bill H.B. 5, 2021" (PDF). Veritas. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "CCDZ Legal Brief on the Provincial Councils and Administration Amendment Bill" (PDF). Kubatana. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
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