Vice-President of Zimbabwe

Vice-Presidents of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
Incumbent Constantino Chiwenga (First) Kembo Mohadi (Second) since 28 December 2017 (First) since 8 September 2023 (Second)
Executive branch of the Zimbabwean Government
Style	His Excellency Mr Vice President
Appointer	President of Zimbabwe
Term length	5 years, renewable once [1]
Inaugural holder	Simon Muzenda (First) Joshua Nkomo (Second)
Formation	31 December 1987
Website	zimbabwe.gov

The vice-president of Zimbabwe is the second highest political position obtainable in Zimbabwe. Between 1987 and 1990, there was a provision for only one vice-president; since 1990 there is a provision for two. The vice-presidents are appointed by the president of Zimbabwe, and are designated as "First" and "Second" in the Constitution of Zimbabwe; the designation reflects their position in the presidential order of succession.

Under the ruling ZANU–PF party, the vice-presidential post ranked first in the order of succession has traditionally been reserved for a representative of the party's historical ZANU wing (mainly ethnic Shona), while the other vice-presidential post has gone to a representative of the party's historical ZAPU wing (mainly ethnic Northern Ndebele).

List of officeholders

Political parties

   ZANU–PF

   Independent

Symbols

^† Died in office

First vice-presidents

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Simon Muzenda (1922–2003)	31 December 1987 Sole vice-president until 6 August 1990	20 September 2003 [†]	15 years, 263 days	ZANU–PF	Robert Mugabe (1987–2017)
2		Joice Mujuru (born 1955)	6 December 2004	8 December 2014	10 years, 2 days	ZANU–PF
3		Emmerson Mnangagwa (born 1942)	12 December 2014	6 November 2017	2 years, 329 days	ZANU–PF [a]
Post vacant (6 November – 28 December 2017) [2]
							Emmerson Mnangagwa (since 2017)
4		Constantino Chiwenga (born 1956)	28 December 2017	Incumbent	7 years, 222 days	ZANU–PF

Timeline

Second vice-presidents

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Joshua Nkomo (1917–1999)	6 August 1990 [3]	1 July 1999 [†]	8 years, 329 days	ZANU–PF	Robert Mugabe (1987–2017)
2		Joseph Msika (1923–2009)	23 December 1999	4 August 2009 [†]	9 years, 224 days	ZANU–PF
3		John Nkomo (1934–2013)	14 December 2009	17 January 2013 [†]	3 years, 34 days	ZANU–PF
4		Phelekezela Mphoko (1940–2024)	12 December 2014	27 November 2017 [4]	2 years, 350 days	ZANU–PF [b]
(4)						Independent	Emmerson Mnangagwa (since 2017)
Post vacant (27 November – 28 December 2017) [2]
5		Kembo Mohadi (born 1949)	28 December 2017	1 March 2021	3 years, 63 days	ZANU–PF
Post vacant (1 March 2021 – 8 September 2023)
(6)		Kembo Mohadi (born 1949)	8 September 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 333 days	ZANU–PF

Timeline

Rank by time in office

First vice-presidents

Rank	Vice President	Time in office
1	Simon Muzenda	15 years, 263 days
2	Joice Mujuru	10 years, 2 days
3	Constantino Chiwenga	7 years, 222 days
4	Emmerson Mnangagwa	2 years, 329 days

Second vice-presidents

Rank	Vice President	Time in office
1	Joseph Msika	9 years, 224 days
2	Joshua Nkomo	8 years, 329 days
3	Kembo Mohadi	3 years, 63 days
4	John Nkomo	3 years, 34 days
5	Phelekezela Mphoko	2 years, 350 days

See also

• President of Zimbabwe
• Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
• List of current vice presidents

Notes

1. Until 2017, expelled and later reinstated into the party after the coup d'état.
2. Until 2017, expelled from the party after the coup d'état.

References

1. "Zimbabweans hope for democratic rebirth". BBC News . 20 March 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
2. Moyo, Jeffrey (19 November 2017). "Robert Mugabe, in Speech to Zimbabwe, Refuses to Say if He Will Resign". The New York Times . Retrieved 28 November 2017.
3. Hatchard, John (1991). "The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Towards a Model for Africa?" . Journal of African Law. 35 (1/2): 79–101. doi:10.1017/S0021855300008378. ISSN   0021-8553. JSTOR   745495. S2CID   146223661.
4. "President dissolves Cabinet". Herald.co.zw. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2017.