Christopher Chingosho

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Christopher Chingosho
Member of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe for Headlands
Assumed office
June 2015
Preceded by Didymus Mutasa
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing of Zimbabwe
In office
2016 –December 2018
President Robert Gabriel Mugabe
Minister Saviour Kasukuwere
Personal details
Born (1952-06-21) 21 June 1952 (age 69)
Rusape, Southern Rhodesia
Political party ZANU–PF
Alma mater National University of Lesotho
(BPA)
University of Zimbabwe
(MPA, MS)

Christopher Peter Mutekwatekwa Chingosho (born 21 June 1952) is a Zimbabwean politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe for Headlands since 2015. He also served as deputy minister of local government and housing from 2017 to 2018. Previously, he worked in several government ministries and as a district and provincial administrator. He is a member of ZANU–PF, having joined the party in Mozambique during the Rhodesian Bush War in 1975.

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Early life, education, and revolutionary activity

Chingosho was born on 21 June 1952 in Rusape, Manicaland Province, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). [1] He attended Nyamutumbu Secondary School through sixth form, before completing his Advanced Levels at St. Augustine's Mission in Penhalonga. [1] In 1972, he began teaching at Shamu Primary School in Murewa District. [1]

On 15 March 1975, Chingosho went to joined the liberation movement in Mozambique, where the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) was based during the Rhodesian Bush War. [1] In 1978, he went to study at the National University of Lesotho in Roma, Lesotho. There, he was a founding member of ZANU's Lesotho branch in 1979, and was elected as the branch's first chief of security. [1] He also worked part-time as principal of the World University Service night school that operated out of the university. [1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Public Administration in 1981. [1] He also holds master's degrees in public administration and international relations from the University of Zimbabwe. [1]

Political career

After independence in 1980, Chingosho worked for the Ministry of Manpower. [1] He served as an administrator at the district and provincial level for more than 25 years. [1] [2] In 1987, he was elected chairman of the Chipinge District Unity Accord between ZANU and ZAPU. [1] From 1988 to 1992, he served on ZANU–PF's Manicaland Provincial Committee, and was promoted to the position of provincial secretary for publicity and information. [1] From 1994 to 2004, he served as the party's Manicaland provincial secretary for administration. [1] He served as the provincial administrator for Mashonaland East Province from 2000 to 2005. [1] He also worked as a director and principal director at the Ministry of Women's Affairs, as recently as 2015. [1] [3]

In 2000, Chingosho ran unsuccessfully for Parliament in the Mutare Central constituency. He lost with 3,091 votes to the Movement for Democratic Change's Innocent Gonese, who received 17,706 votes.

In 2013, Chingosho attempted to challenge incumbent MP Didymus Mutasa in the primary to represent ZANU–PF in the Headlands constituency in the upcoming parliamentary election. [3] Though he had been recommended to run by ZANU–PF directorates at the district, provincial, and national levels, his candidacy was disqualified in a controversial decision by the party's politburo. [3] The politburo was then populated by members of Vice-President Joice Mujuru's faction within the party, whereas Chingosho was allied with Emmerson Mnangagwa. [3] Two years later, Mutasa was expelled from ZANU–PF and recalled from the National Assembly, and Chingosho won the primary to represent the party in the upcoming by-election. [3] [4] He won the April 2015 primary with 3,557 out of 7,580 votes in a field of five candidates. [3] He won the by-election on 10 June 2015, and became MP for Headlands, the largest parliamentary constituency in Zimbabwe. [1] [3] [4]

He was reelected in the 2018 general election after defeating seven other candidates in the ZANU–PF primary. [1] [5]

From 2016 until December 2018, Chingosho served as deputy minister of local government and housing. [1] [4] [6] In April 2017, he was assaulted by party youth after he accused ZANU–PF Youth League leader Kudzanai Chipanga of undermining his campaign in his constituency. [4] In August 2017, he illegally occupied a farm in Makoni District before he was ordered off the property by High Court justice Loice Matanda Moyo. [4] In November 2017, he almost fought with Manicaland provincial affairs minister in an incident in which he entered her office without an appointment. [4] In November 2017, Chingosho was the victim of an automobile collision near Kwekwe while driving back from a presidential rally in Bulawayo. [7] He was hospitalized in Kwekwe before being moved to West End Hospital in Harare, where he was discharged with a fractured hand. [7]

Personal life

Christopher Chingosho is married to Atang Mary Chingosho with five children namely Chipo, Thadeus, Tapiwa, Ephraim and Julia. He lives in the Headlands area of Makoni District. [1] His interests include politics, reading, and going to church. [1]

Electoral history

2000 election, Mutare Central
CandidatePartyVotes%
Innocent Gonese MDC 17,70679.35
Christopher Chingosho ZANU–PF 3,09113.85
Patrick ChitakaIndependent9854.41
Felix MurimiIndependent7543.38
Moses MvengeIndependent3241.45
Naison Sithole ZANU–Ndonga 830.37
Total22,313100
2015 ZANU–PF primary election, Headlands
CandidatePartyVotes%
Christopher Chingosho ZANU–PF 3,55746.93
William Chiripamberi ZANU–PF 2,21829.26
Sheila Mahere-Nyagumbo ZANU–PF 6598.69
Tinaye ChiguduZANU–PF6508.58
Elizabeth Mukungatu ZANU–PF 4445.86
Invalid votes52–
Total7,580100
Source: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Hon Chingosho Christopher Peter Mutekwatekwa". Parliament of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Chingosho Wins in Headlands". The Herald. 2015-04-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kadungure, Samuel (2015-04-17). "Rally behind Chingosho: Chinamasa". The Manica Post. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Munesu, Nyakudya (2017-11-06). "Headlands villagers thank God for Chingosho". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  5. ↑ Nyangani, Kenneth (2018-04-19). "Chingosho sweats over Zanu PF primaries". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  6. ↑ Manayiti, Obey; Masekesa, Clayton (2016-01-30). "Deputy minister faces Zanu PF probe". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  7. 1 2 "Minister in road accident". The Manica Post. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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