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She was born in [[Mafinga Constituency]], [[Isoka District]] in [[Northern Province|Zambia's Northern Province]], on 2 January 1964.<ref name="Bio"/> | She was born in [[Mafinga Constituency]], [[Isoka District]] in [[Northern Province|Zambia's Northern Province]], on 2 January 1964.<ref name="Bio"/> | ||
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Catherine Namugala served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 until 2003. From 2003 until 2005, she served as the Deputy Minister for Community Development and Social Services. In 2006, she was re-elected to parliament, representing ''Isoka East Constituency''. Also in 2006, she was appointed Minister of Community Development and Social Services. Since then, she served as Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President, prior to being appointed Minister of Tourism and the Environment in 2008<ref>{{cite web| url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200811260522.html| title=Zambia: New Cabinet Falls Short of the SADC Gender Threshold |accessdate=10 September 2016 | first=Patson | last=Phiri |publisher=Southern African News Features via AllAfrica.com|location=Harare |date=26 November 2008}}</ref> In February 2010, Catherine Namugala was awarded the African Tourism Minister Of The Year Award, beating six contestants from Ghana, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/02/14/namugala-shortlisted-for-african-tourism-award/ | title=Namugala shortlisted for African tourism award | accessdate=10 September 2016 | date=14 February 2010 | newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] | last=General News |location=Lusaka}}</ref> | Catherine Namugala served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 until 2003. From 2003 until 2005, she served as the Deputy Minister for Community Development and Social Services. In 2006, she was re-elected to parliament, representing ''Isoka East Constituency''. Also in 2006, she was appointed Minister of Community Development and Social Services. Since then, she served as Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President, prior to being appointed Minister of Tourism and the Environment in 2008<ref>{{cite web| url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200811260522.html| title=Zambia: New Cabinet Falls Short of the SADC Gender Threshold |accessdate=10 September 2016 | first=Patson | last=Phiri |publisher=Southern African News Features via AllAfrica.com|location=Harare |date=26 November 2008}}</ref> In February 2010, Catherine Namugala was awarded the African Tourism Minister Of The Year Award, beating six contestants from Ghana, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/02/14/namugala-shortlisted-for-african-tourism-award/ | title=Namugala shortlisted for African tourism award | accessdate=10 September 2016 | date=14 February 2010 | newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] | last=General News |location=Lusaka}}</ref> | ||
In the August 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections, Namugala who belongs to the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] political party, chose not to re-contest her parliamentary seat. Instead she endorsed president Lungu's re-election bid. Lungu belongs to the ruling [[Patriotic Front]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/03/15/namugala-will-not-recontest-seat-endorses-edgar-lungu/ | title=Namugala will not recontest her seat as she endorses Edgar Lungu | | In the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections]], Namugala who belongs to the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] political party, chose not to re-contest her parliamentary seat. Instead she endorsed president Lungu's re-election bid. Lungu belongs to the ruling [[Patriotic Front]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/03/15/namugala-will-not-recontest-seat-endorses-edgar-lungu/ | title=Namugala will not recontest her seat as she endorses Edgar Lungu | | ||
newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] |date=15 March 2016 |last=Headlines |accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref> | newspaper=[[Lusaka Times]] |date=15 March 2016 |last=Headlines |accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref> | ||
