Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Mashonaland West

Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Mashonaland West
Incumbent Marian Chombo 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	New Government Complex, 7 Robert Mugabe, Chinhoyi
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 West
Formation	22 August 2013
Deputy	Permanent Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution
Website	mashwest.gov.zw

The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Mashonaland West is the Provincial Minister of State for Mashonaland East 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 West, 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 of State

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
			Mudhomeni Chivende 1939 - 26 September 2015	2 March 1984 – 1 April 1990		ZANU-PF	Robert Mugabe
			Witness Rukarwa d. 1995	1 April 1990 – January 1994		ZANU-PF
			Ignatius Chombo b. 1 August 1952	17 January 1994 – 13 April 1995		ZANU-PF
			Swithun Mombeshora 20 August 1945 – 19 March 2003	13 April 1995 – 9 May 1996		ZANU-PF
			Peter Chanetsa 15 July 1946 – 2 January 2017	9 May 1996 – 1 December 2003		ZANU-PF
			Nelson Samkange 1931 - 29 October 2013	1 December 2003 – 24 August 2008		ZANU-PF
			Faber Chidarikire b. 6 June 1946	24 August 2008 – 28 June 2013		ZANU-PF
Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs
			Faber Chidarikire b. 6 June 1946	25 August 2013 – 9 October 2017		ZANU-PF	Robert Mugabe
			Webster Shamu b. 6 June 1945	9 October 2017 – 29 July 2018		ZANU-PF	Robert Mugabe Emmerson Mnangagwa
			Mary Mliswa b. 22 December 1974	10 September 2018 – 22 August 2023		ZANU-PF	Emmerson Mnangagwa
			Marian Chombo b. 11 August 1960	12 September 2023 – present		ZANU-PF

See also

• List of current provincial governors of Zimbabwe

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.