Rachel Zulu Mazombwe

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Rachel Zulu
Born
Lilongwe
Nationality Malawi
Other namesRachel Patience Mazombwe-Zulu
Occupation(s)teacher, administrator, politician and minister
Employer(s)Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives et al
Known forrepresenting Mchinji North from 2009
Political party Malawi Congress Party
SpouseGeorge Zulu

Rachel Mazombwe-Zulu born Rachel Patience Mazombwe is a Malawian politician who was elected to the National Assembly in 2009. She was re-elected again in 2019 as a member of the Malawi Congress Party. She represents the Mchinji North constituency and she has been a government minister.

Life

She was born in Lilongwe. [1] She originally worked as a teacher until she tooka job as a clerk entering data for the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. She then studied for a diploma in business administration. She worked for the Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (MUSCCO). [2]

She was elected in 2009 to represent Mchinji North in the 2009 Malawian general election as an independent. [3] She was re-elected in the 2014 Malawian general election. [1]

She was a member of the Malawi Congress Party, [2] the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus and she was the Minister for Local Government [4] and the Minister for Tourism. [5]

When she was re-elected again in 2019 she and her husband were one of only two husband and wife parliamentarian couples. They were both elected for the Malawi Congress Party. Only a third of the assembly were re-elected MPs. Other notable re-elections were Nancy Tembo, Catherine Gotani Hara and Esther Mcheka Chilenje. [2] She sat on the Public Appointments Committee with Anna Katchiko and Jacquiline Chikuta. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rachel Patience Mazombwe". data.connectedafrica.net. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "Parliament to have wife and husbands team of DPP's Nankhumwa, MCP's Zulu - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  3. ↑ "africanelections.org | Malawi Elections | Elections Results". web.archive.org. 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  4. ↑ Khonje, Vincent (8 April 2014). "Malawi: Population Increase Must Go Together With Chiefs Authority". All Africa. Retrieved 17 Feb 2025.
  5. ↑ "Anti-Corruption Bureau mum on Mazombwe Zulu's Cashgate role – Archives". 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Representation – PWC Malawi" . Retrieved 2025-02-16.
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