Chishimba Kambwili
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| Chishima Kabwili official photo on Zambian Paliament Website | |
| Office | Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services |
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| Nationality | Zambian |
| Political party | Patriotic Front (2001–present) MMD (1990–1996) |
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Dr Chishimba Kambwili (born 3 June 1969) is a Zambian politician and member of the National Assembly of Zambia for Roan Constituency (Luanshya),[1] and held the office of Minister of Sports and Youth in the Cabinet of Zambia.
Early life and education
He was born on 3 June 1969 in Luanshya where he subsequently completed his education. He later studied Industrial Relations, Business Administration and Trade Union Studies.
Career
Kambwili is also National Youth Chairman for the Patriotic Front, which in September 2011 election became the ruling party in Zambia.
Kambwili was first appointed Minister of Foreign affairs however was then moved to Ministry of Labour, then Minister of Sports and Youth and holds the position of the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services since 2015. He is also the spokesperson of the PF government and party.
Awards and honours
In 2016 Kambwili was conferred with an honorarily doctorate at the California University FCE’S awarding ceremony in Lusaka whose theme was, "Cerebrating our Heroes who have impacted lives and carry their vision to the next generation”.[2]
Personal life
Kambwili has 4 daughters and 1 son. He is married to Carol.[3]
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1 at line 4515: attempt to index field 'date_names' (a nil value).
- ↑ Call me Honourable Dr. Chishimba Kambwili Mwebantu, 25 April 2016
- ↑ Meet Honourable Chishimba Kambwili’s Family in Pictures LusakaVoice, 9 June 2015
