Mutinta C. Mazoka | |
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Spouse of President of UPND | |
In office December 1998 –14 May 2006 | |
President | Anderson Mazoka |
Preceded by | Party Created |
Succeeded by | Mutinta Hichilema |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Zambia |
Political party | UPND |
Spouse | Anderson Mazoka |
Children | 3 including Mutinta |
Mutinta Christine Mazoka (born 1949) is a Zambian politician. She was the member of the National Assembly of Zambia for Pemba Constituency from 2011 to 2021. Since 2021,she has served as a nominated member of the National Assembly.
Mutinta Christine Mazoka was born in 1949. [1] [2]
She was married to Anderson Mazoka,the founder of the United Party for National Development,who died in 2006. [3] The couple met in 1975 and married the following year. They had three children:Mutinta,Pasina,and Anderson Jr. [2]
Mazoka is a member of her late husband's UPND. [3] [4] [5] She was elected in 2011 to represent the constituency of Pemba in the National Assembly of Zambia. [3] [6] [7] She was the first woman to represent the district since the country's independence in 1964. [8] In 2016,she was reelected to Zambia's parliament. [9] She opted to leave office in 2021. [10] However,later that year,newly elected President Hakainde Hichilema appointed Mazoka as one of eight nominated members of parliament. [11] [12] [13]
She previously represented Zambia in the African Union's Pan-African Parliament. [14] [15]
Mazoka owns and operates a farm,and holds a certificate in agriculture. [1]