President of Zambia
President of the Republic of Zambia | |
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Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Kenneth Kaunda |
Formation | 24 October 1964 |
Deputy | Vice-President of Zambia |
Salary | 63,100 USD annually[1] |
Website | https://www.sh.gov.zm/ |
Zambia portal |
The president of Zambia is the head of state and the head of government of Zambia. The office was first held by Kenneth Kaunda following independence in 1964. Since 1991, when Kaunda left the presidency, the office has been held by five others: Frederick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa, Rupiah Banda, Michael Sata, and current president Edgar Lungu. In addition, Acting president Guy Scott served in an interim capacity after the death of President Michael Sata.
Since 31 August 1991 the president is also the head of government, as the position of Prime Minister was abolished in the last months of Kaunda's presidential term.
The president is elected for a term of five years. Since 1991, the officeholder has been restricted to two consecutive terms.
List
Key
- Political parties
- Patriotic Front (PF)
- Symbols
- § Elected unopposed
- † Died in office
Officeholders
No. | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
style="background:Template:United National Independence Party/meta/color; color:white;" |1 | Kenneth Kaunda (1924–) |
1968 1973[§] 1978[§] 1983[§] 1988[§] |
24 October 1964 | 2 November 1991 | 27 years, 9 days | UNIP | |
style="background:Template:Movement for Multi-Party Democracy/meta/color; color:white;" |2 | Frederick Chiluba (1943–2011) |
1991 1996 |
2 November 1991 | 2 January 2002 | 10 years, 61 days | MMD | |
style="background:Template:Movement for Multi-Party Democracy/meta/color; color:white;" |3 | Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008) |
2001 2006 |
2 January 2002 | 19 August 2008[†] | 6 years, 230 days | MMD | |
style="background:Template:Movement for Multi-Party Democracy/meta/color; color:white;" |4 | Rupiah Banda (1937–) |
2008 | 19 August 2008 | 23 September 2011 | 3 years, 35 days | MMD | |
style="background:Template:Patriotic Front (Zambia)/meta/color; color:white;" |5 | Michael Sata (1937–2014) |
2011 | 23 September 2011 | 28 October 2014[†] | 3 years, 35 days | PF | |
style="background:Template:Patriotic Front (Zambia)/meta/color; color:white;" |– | Guy Scott (1944–) |
— | 28 October 2014 | 25 January 2015 | 89 days | PF | |
style="background:Template:Patriotic Front (Zambia)/meta/color; color:white;" |6 | Edgar Lungu (1956–) |
2015 2016 |
25 January 2015 | Incumbent | 9 years, 108 days | PF |
Latest election
Rank by time in office
Rank | President | Time in office | ||
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1 | Kenneth Kaunda | 27 years, 9 days | ||
2 | Frederick Chiluba | 10 years, 61 days | ||
3 | Levy Mwanawasa | 6 years, 230 days | ||
4 | Edgar Lungu | 9 years, 108 days | ||
5 | Rupiah Banda | 2 years, 325 days | 3 years, 86 days | |
— | Rupiah Banda | 126 days (Acting) | ||
6 | Michael Sata | 3 years, 35 days | ||
— | Guy Scott | 89 days (Acting) |
Living former presidents
There are two living former Zambian presidents and one living former acting president:
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Kenneth Kaunda
(1964–1991)
April 28, 1924 -
Rupiah Banda
(2008–2011)
February 13, 1937 -
Guy Scott
(2014–2015)
June 1, 1944
See also
- First Lady of Zambia
- Governor of Northern Rhodesia
- Prime Minister of Zambia
- Lists of office-holders
- List of current heads of state and government