Gerry Chanda
Gerry Chanda | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Kanyama | |
| In office 2008–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Mtonga |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Phiri |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 2015–2016 | |
| Minister for Muchinga Province | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Mwimba Malama |
| Minister for Northern Province | |
| In office 2012–2013 | |
| Minister for Lusaka Province | |
| In office 2011–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1946[1] |
| Died | 11 July 2021 (aged 75) Lusaka, Zambia |
| Political party | Patriotic Front |
| Profession | Pilot |
Gerry Chanda (28 April 1946 – 11 July 2021) was a Zambian military pilot and politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kanyama from 2008 until 2016 and held several ministerial positions.
Biography
[edit]Chanda served in the Zambian Air Force, reaching the rank of general. After leaving the military, he entered politics and was the Patriotic Front candidate in a by-election in Kanyama on 21 February 2008, following the death of incumbent MP and Patriotic Front member Henry Mtonga.[2] Chanda was subsequently elected to the National Assembly with a majority of 441 votes.[2]
Chanda was re-elected in the 2011 general elections, increasing his majority to over 10,000.[3] Following the elections, he was appointed Minister for Lusaka Province.[1] He subsequently became Minister for Northern Province in November 2012 and then Minister for Muchinga Province in March 2013.[1] In 2015 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.[1]
Although Chanda applied to stand as the Patriotic Front candidate in the 2016 general elections,[4] the party chose Elizabeth Phiri as its candidate.[5]
Chanda died at the Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka on 11 July 2021.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Col. Gerry Chanda (Rtd) National Assembly of Zambia
- ^ a b Report on the Kanyama constituency by-election Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine FODEP
- ^ 2011 National Assembly election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ^ Kanyama constituency has developed during my tenure of office-Gerry Chanda Lusaka Times, 31 March 2016
- ^ Prediction: Kanyama Takes Slight Swing Towards UPND Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Zambia Reports, 5 August 2016
- ^ former Kanyama MP Col. Gerry Chanda Dies Zambian Observer, 11 July 2021