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{{Infobox | {{Infobox first lady | ||
| name | | name = Esther Lungu | ||
| image | | image = Esther Nyawa Lungu.jpg | ||
| order = 6th [[First Lady of Zambia]] | |||
| order | | term_label = In role | ||
| term_start | | term_start = 25 January 2015 | ||
| term_end | | term_end = 24 August 2021 | ||
| predecessor = [[Charlotte Scott (Zambia)|Charlotte Scott]] | | predecessor = [[Charlotte Scott (Zambia)|Charlotte Scott]] | ||
| successor | | successor = [[Mutinta Hichilema]] | ||
| president | | president = [[Edgar Lungu]] | ||
| occupation | | occupation = | ||
| birth_name | | birth_name = | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|6|2|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = | ||
| death_date | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| spouse | | spouse = [[Edgar Lungu]] | ||
| children | | children = 6 | ||
| party | | party = [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] | ||
| alma_mater | | alma_mater = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Esther Nyawa Lungu''' (born | '''Esther Nyawa Lungu''' (born 2 June 1961) is a Zambian public figure and politician who has held the position of the [[First Lady of Zambia]] since January 25, 2015. She is the wife of Zambian [[President of Zambia|President]] [[Edgar Lungu]]. Esther Lungu was born to parents, Agnes and Island Phiri, who were originally from the country's [[Eastern Province, Zambia|Eastern Province]]. Lungu was raised Catholic, but she and her husband are now practising Baptists. She was been married to Edgar Lungu, with whom she has six children, for more than thirty years. In 2015, she traveled to the United States for a series of First Ladies' and women's summits and meetings at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, Texas, and the United Nations in New York City. Lungu spoke as a panellist at the Invest in Women in Dallas, which was moderated by Cherie Blair. | ||
Lungu has campaigned against child marriage during her tenure as First Lady. | |||
Esther Lungu was born to parents, Agnes and Island Phiri, who were originally from the country's [[Eastern Province, Zambia|Eastern Province]]. | |||
In 2015, she traveled to the United States for a series of First Ladies' and women's summits and meetings at the | |||
Lungu has campaigned against | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:People of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:First Ladies of Zambia]] | [[Category:First Ladies of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian women in politics]] | [[Category:Zambian women in politics]] | ||
[[Category:Patriotic Front | [[Category:Patriotic Front politicians]] |