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== Political and Legal Career == | == Political and Legal Career == | ||
[[File:First cabinet - with names.jpg|350px|thumbnail|left|First Cabinet: John Mwanakatwe (far right) with [[Kenneth Kaunda]]'s [[United National Independence Party]].]] | |||
In 1961, Mwanakatwe was appointed Assistant Commissioner in London to oversee the welfare of African students. He later returned to Zambia to stand for election, becoming the only African to win an Upper Roll seat, which was previously dominated by whites. He served as Parliamentary Secretary for Labour and Mines in the coalition government before being appointed Minister of Education in 1964. | In 1961, Mwanakatwe was appointed Assistant Commissioner in London to oversee the welfare of African students. He later returned to Zambia to stand for election, becoming the only African to win an Upper Roll seat, which was previously dominated by whites. He served as Parliamentary Secretary for Labour and Mines in the coalition government before being appointed Minister of Education in 1964. | ||
