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'''Nevers Sekwila Mumba''' (May 18, 1960) is a [[Zambia]]n politician and minister. He served as [[Vice-President of Zambia]] 2003-04 under [[Levy Mwanawasa]]; he has also founded evangelistic campaigns and ministries and once served as pastor of the Victory Bible Church. | '''Nevers Sekwila Mumba''' (May 18, 1960) is a [[Zambia]]n politician and minister. He served as [[Vice-President of Zambia]] 2003-04 under [[Levy Mwanawasa]]; he has also founded evangelistic campaigns and ministries and once served as pastor of the Victory Bible Church. | ||
==Early life== | |||
Nevers Mumba was born on 18th May 1960 in the northern part of Zambia. His late father, Sunday Peter Mumba, was a school teacher and his mother Martha, a housewife. | |||
Although born in a remote part of Zambia, Nevers was privileged to attend one of Zambia's prestigious high schools—[[Hillcrest Technical Secondary School]] in [[Livingstone]]. In primary school he was the troop leader for the boy scouts, in high school he was the commander of the cadet force in the whole [[Southern Province]], and he later started instrumentation at the mining institute in [[Kitwe]].<ref name=zambia>[http://www.zambian.com/zambia/directory/people/last-name-mm/html/nevers-mumba-zambia.html Nevers Mumba on Zambian.com]</ref> | |||
He was Zambia's High Commissioner to Canada from 2009 until 2011. | He was Zambia's High Commissioner to Canada from 2009 until 2011. | ||
On 25 May 2012, Mumba was elected as President of the [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD) political party, which had been in opposition since its defeat in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2011|2011 presidential election]]. He defeated rival [[Felix Mutati]] along with several other candidates. | On 25 May 2012, Mumba was elected as President of the [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD) political party, which had been in opposition since its defeat in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2011|2011 presidential election]]. He defeated rival [[Felix Mutati]] along with several other candidates. | ||
==Personal life== | |||
Mumba is married to Florence Mumba | |||
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