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Esther Lungu
Office
Term start January 25, 2015
Term end
Predecessor Charlotte Scott
Successor
Nationality
Political party Patriotic Front
Residence
Occupation


Esther Nyawa Lungu (born ?) is a Zambian public figure and politician who has held the position of the First Lady of Zambia since January 25, 2015.[1] She is the wife of of Zambian President Edgar Lungu.

Esther Lungu was born to parents, Agnes and Island Phiri, who were originally from the country's Eastern Province.[2] Lungu was raised Catholic, but she and her husband are now practicing Baptists.[2] She was been married to Edgar Lungu, with whom she has six children, for more than thirty years.[2]

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.[1] Lungu spoke as an panelist at the Invest in Women in Dallas, which was moderated by Cherie Blair.[1]

Lungu has campaigned against child marriage during her tenure as First Lady.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lusaka Times. 2015-09-20. URL.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zambia Daily Mail. 2016-08-09. URL.
  3. Times of Zambia (AllAfrica.com). 2015-09-23. URL.