Chishimba Kambwili

Chishimba Kabwili
Chishimba Kabwili
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services;
	In office; 5 February 2016 – 8 November 2016
President	Edgar Lungu
Constituency	Roan
Member of Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 September 2006
President	Levy Mwanawasa 2006-2008 ; Rupiah Banda 2008-2011; Michael Sata 2011-2014; Edgar Lungu 2015-
Constituency	Roan
Personal details
Born	3 June 1969 (age 55); copperbelt
Nationality	Zambian
Political party	Patriotic Front (2001–present); MMD (1990–1996)
Spouse	Carol Kambwili
Alma mater	University of Hull

Chishimba Kambwili (born 3 June 1969) is a member of the National Assembly of Zambia for Roan Constituency (Luanshya),^[1] and held the office of Minister of Sports and Youth in the Cabinet of Zambia.

He was born in Luanshya where he subsequently completed his education. Kambwili is also National Youth Chairman for the Patriotic Front, which in September 2011 election became the ruling party in Zambia.

Kambwili was first appointed Minister of Foreign affairs however was then moved to Ministry of Labour, then Minister of Sports and Youth and now holds the position of the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services. He is also the spokesperson of the current PF government and PF party.

In the 2016 election Kambwili retained his MP seat from Roan Constituency and continued to serve as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting services in Lungu's second cabinet.

On 8 November 2016 President Lungu fired Kambwili as Information Minister a few days after the president threatened to deal with corrupt officials in his Cabinet.^[2]

References

^ "Chishimba Kambwili | National Assembly of Zambia". www.parliament.gov.zm. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^ Editor, Chief. "Zambia : Chishimba Kambwili distances himself from a Tonga story attributed to him". Retrieved 2016-10-06. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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[1] "Chishimba Kambwili | National Assembly of Zambia". www.parliament.gov.zm. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

[2] Editor, Chief. "Zambia : Chishimba Kambwili distances himself from a Tonga story attributed to him". Retrieved 2016-10-06. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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