Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Midlands

Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Midlands
Incumbent Owen Ncube 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	Gweru
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 Midlands
Formation	22 August 2013
Deputy	Permanent Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution

The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Midlands is the Provincial Minister of State for Midlands 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 Midlands, 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
			Benson Ndemera [a] d. 1 February 1986	2 March 1984 – 1 February 1986		ZANU-PF	Robert Mugabe
			Tranos Makombe [b] d. 4 November 2004	1 March 1986 – 1 April 1990		ZANU-PF
			Cephas Msipa 7 July 1931 - 17 October 2016	1 April 1990 – 9 April 1990		ZANU-PF
			Herbert Mahlaba 11 July 1946 - 30 December 1998	9 April 1990 – 30 December 1998		ZANU-PF
			July Moyo b. 7 May 1950	1 April 1999 – 15 July 2000		ZANU-PF
			Cephas Msipa 7 July 1931 - 17 October 2016	15 July 2000 – 30 April 2008		ZANU-PF
			Jason Machaya b. 13 June 1952	25 August 2008 – 28 June 2013		ZANU-PF
Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs
			Jason Machaya b. 13 June 1952	11 September 2013 – 21 November 2017		ZANU-PF	Robert Mugabe
			Owen Ncube b. 17 April 1968	4 December 2017 – 29 July 2018		ZANU-PF	Emmerson Mnangagwa
			Larry Mavima	10 September 2018 – 22 August 2023		ZANU-PF
			Owen Ncube b. 17 April 1968	12 September 2023 – present		ZANU-PF

See also

• List of current provincial governors of Zimbabwe

Notes

1. Ndemera not an MP after the 1980 elections. He was a Senator following the 1985 elections.
2. Makombe was elected a Senator on 3 April 1986, a month after being appointed Governor.

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.