Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Mashonaland Central

Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Mashonaland Central
Incumbent Christopher Magomo since 12 September 2023
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of Zimbabwe Parliament of Zimbabwe
Reports to	The President
Seat	Mutungagore Government Complex, 567 Thurlows Avenue, Bindura
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 Mashonaland Central
Formation	22 August 2013
Deputy	Permanent Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution

The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Mashonaland Central is the Provincial Minister of State for Mashonaland Central 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 Mashonaland Central, but the office has since been renamed to align with the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe, which does not allow for Provincial Governors. ^[2]

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 office	Party		Appointed by
Provincial Governors
			Joseph Kaparadza [a]	2 March 1984 – 1 April 1990		ZANU-PF	Robert Mugabe
			Moses Gorejena	1 April 1990 – 1 January 1993		ZANU-PF
			Joice Mujuru b. 15 April 1955	1 January 1993 – 9 May 1996		ZANU-PF
			Border Gezi 17 December 1964 – 28 April 2001	9 May 1996 – 15 July 2000		ZANU-PF
			Elliot Manyika 30 July 1955 – 6 December 2008	15 July 2000 – 1 December 2003		ZANU-PF
			Ephraim Masawi 8 June 1949 - 25 September 2010	1 December 2003 – 30 April 2008		ZANU-PF
			Martin Dinha	25 August 2008 – 28 June 2013		ZANU-PF
Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs
			Martin Dinha [b]	11 September 2013 – 29 July 2018		ZANU-PF	Robert Mugabe Emmerson Mnangagwa
			Monicah Mavhunga b. 23 November 1961	10 September 2018 – 22 August 2023		ZANU-PF	Emmerson Mnangagwa
			Christopher Magomo b. 15 July 1975	12 September 2023 – present		ZANU-PF

See also

• List of current provincial governors of Zimbabwe

Notes

1. Kaparadza was elected MP to the House of Assembly in 1980. He was a Senator following the 1985 elections. The Senate was abolished in 1987.
2. Dinha was a non-parliamentary minister until 24 July 2016, when he was elected to the House of Assembly in the Mazowe North by-election.

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.