Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry

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Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry
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Ministry overview
TypeMinistry
Jurisdiction Government of Zambia
HeadquartersNew Government Complex
8th, 9th and 10th Floors, Nasser Road
P.O. Box 31968
Lusaka, Zambia
Annual budget ZMW. 318.3 million (2016)
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The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) is a cabinet level government ministry of Zambia. It is responsible for the development of a globally competitive, sustainable, commercial, trade and industrial base in Zambia with the objective of contributing to social and economic development in the country. [1] The ministry is headed by the Minister Commerce, Trade and Industry.

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Location

The headquarters of the MCTI are located on the eighth, ninth and tenth Floors of the New Government Complex, in the Lusaka neighbourhood of Cathedral Hill. [2]

Overview

The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, assisted by a deputy minister, both of whom are political appointees. The Permanent Secretary, a career civil servant, oversees the five departments of the ministry. Each of the five departments is headed by a departmental director. [3]

The MCTI works in collaboration with the following government agencies:

  1. Zambia Bureau of Standards [4]
  2. Zambia Development Agency [5]
  3. Zambia Metrology Agency [6]
  4. Patents and Companies Registration Agency [7]
  5. Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission [8]
  6. Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

List of ministers

MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Alexander Grey Zulu United National Independence Party 1964
Commerce, Trade & Industry
Ronald Penza Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 19911993
Enoch Kavindele Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 19971998
Felix Mutati Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 20062011
Emmanuel Chenda Patriotic Front 20132014
Margaret Mwanakatwe Patriotic Front 20152018
Christopher Yaluma Patriotic Front 20182021
Chipoka Mulenga United Party for National Development 2021

Deputy ministers

Deputy MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Deputy Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry
Paul Tembo Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 1992

References

  1. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Republic of Zambia: About the Ministry". Lusaka: Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "Street Address of Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry: Organisational Structure". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Bureau of Standards". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Development Agency". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Metrology Agency". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Patents and Companies Registration Agency". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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