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==Career==
==Career==
Charlotte has lived and worked in Zambia for more than 27 years, focused on development and poverty alleviation in Zambia, heading projects for the Government of [[Republic of Zambia]], and a range of
Professionally, Scott has worked in the fields of economic development policy, social development policy and NGOs for more than twenty years.<ref name=ilo/><ref name=jz/> She headed the team which created and launched the Zambian Public Welfare Assistance Scheme, a social protection and poverty alleviation government program.<ref name=ilo/> It was an early forerunner of the present-day conditional cash transfers (also called social cash transfers), which makes [[welfare program]]s conditional based upon the receivers' actions.<ref name=ilo/><ref name=zdm/> In 2014, two years after Scott left the program, her Zambian cash transfer program was named UNICEF's best global research program.<ref name=zvoice/>
donors including '''UNICEF''', where she was the Chief of Social Policy & Economic Analysis, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation for five years. Working for the Government and subsequently the cooperating partners, she designed and set up Zambia’s social cash transfer scheme, now a national programme, which has been widely replicated and modified throughout Africa. The programme has received recognition and prizes throughout '''UNICEF''' world
 
wide.
Scott served as the Chief of Social Policy and Economic Analysis, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation for UNICEF's Zambian branch for five years from 2007 until 2012.<ref name=ilo/> She worked in nearly every district in Zambia in that position.<ref name=jz/>  She stepped down for her position at UNICEF in 2011 when her husband was appointed [[Vice President of Zambia]] by President Sata.<ref name=jz/> United Nations regulations required that employees whose spouses attain high political office either step down from their job or taking another position with the United Nations in another country.<ref name=jz/> She chose to leave her post.<ref name=jz/>
===Political career===
 
Charlotte served for over three years as the [[Second Lady]] of the [[Republic of Zambia]], and as interim [[First Lady]] during the 90 day period following the death of the President <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-29813612 "Zambian President Michael Sata dies in London"], BBC News – Africa, 15 June 2016.</ref> .
By 2013, Scott had been appointed a Visiting Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex.<ref name=ilo/> She has publicly spoken out on a variety of societal issues affecting Zambia, including children's right, gender discrimination, violence against women, and women's access to education.<ref name=zvoice/>
 
Sata died in office on October 28, 2014.<ref name=guardian/> Vice President Guy Scott succeeded Sata as the acting President of Zambia until a by-election could be held 90 days after Sata's death.<ref name=guardian/> The events made Charlotte Scott the [[First Lady of Zambia]] during this time.<ref name=guardian/> The couple became the country's first white President and First Lady.<ref name=guardian/> Despite their new positions, the Scotts did not move into Government House, the residence of the country's president.<ref name=jz/> Guy Scott was barred by law from running for the remainder of Sata's unexpired presidential term because the Constitution of Zambia banned presidential candidates whose parents were not born in Zambia.<ref name=guardian/> His parents had immigrated to present-day Zambia from England and Scotland in the United Kingdom.<ref name=guardian/> Charlotte Scott left the position of First Lady on January 26, 2015, and was succeeded by [[Esther Lungu]].
 
In 2016, Guy Scott decided would not seek re-election to his [[Lusaka Central (Zambian National Assembly constituency)|Lusaka Central]] seat in Parliament in the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August general election]].<ref name=zpost>{{cite news|first=Mukosha|last=Fungu |title=UPND adopts Charlotte for Lusaka Central seat  |url=http://www.postzambia.com/news.php?id=18044 |work=[[The Post (Zambia)]] |date=2016-06-29 |accessdate=2016-08-22}}</ref> Charlotte Scott applied to run for her husband's seat and was endorsed by the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND) as the party's official nominee.<ref name=zpost/> Scott and her main opponent, the [[Patriotic Front|PF]]'s [[Margaret Mwanakatwe]], were considered the front-runners for Lusaka Central during the election out of the five candidates for the seat.<ref name=zpost/><ref name=zvoice>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Who Carries Lusaka Central in the Polls? |url=https://thezambianvoice.net/2016/06/28/who-carries-lusaka-central-in-the-polls/ |work=Zambia Voice |date=2016-06-28 |accessdate=2016-08-22}}</ref><ref name=lusakavoice>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Mwanakatwe faces Charlotte Scott for Lusaka central seat |url=http://lusakavoice.com/2016/06/01/mwanakatwe-faces-charlotte-scott-for-lusaka-central-seat/ |work=[[Lusaka Voice]] |date=2016-06-01 |accessdate=2016-08-22}}</ref> On July 18, 2016, Scott and her supporters were attacked while campaigning in the Town Centre Market in Lusaka.<ref name=ltimes/> The attackers, who used stones and screwdrivers to chase Scott and her staff from the market, were supporters of the rival party, the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] (PF), according to news reports.<ref name=ltimes>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Charlotte Scott chased from Town Center Market |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/07/19/charlotte-scott-chased-town-center-market/ |work=Zambia Voice |date=2016-07-19 |accessdate=2016-08-22}}</ref> Scott and her staff escaped unharmed, but their [[Toyota Land Cruiser]] suffered major damage during the attack.<ref name=ltimes/> She told a newspaper, "Our team did not retaliate. Why can’t we campaign in peace? This is completely unacceptable!"<ref name=ltimes/> The PF candidate, Margaret Mwanakatwe, defeated Scott in the general election on August 11, 2016.<ref name=ltimes2>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Margaret Mwanakatwe becomes first candidate to win Lusaka Central on a Ruling party Ticket |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/08/13/margaret-mwanakatwe-becomes-first-candidate-win-lusaka-central-ruling-party-ticket/ |work=Zambia Voice |date=2016-08-13 |accessdate=2016-08-22}}</ref>


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Revision as of 06:12, 4 September 2016

Charlotte Harland - Scott
Charlotte Scott.jpg
First Lady of Zambia (Acting first lady)
In office
29 October 2014 – 25 January 2015
PresidentGuy Scott (Acting President) [1]
Preceded byChrstine Kaseba
Succeeded byEsther Lungu
Second Lady of Zambia
In office
23 September 2011 – 29 October 2014
PresidentMichael Sata
Preceded byIreen Kunda
Personal details
BornCharlotte
(1977-06-03) June 3, 1977 (age 46)
Political party
Spouse(s)Guy Scott
Children4
Alma mater
  • University of Bath
  • University of Oxford
  • University of Reading
ReligionChristianity

Charlotte Harland also known by her married name as Charlotte Scott is a Zambian politician and business woman of British desent and wife to Guy Scott was acting President of Zambia from October 2014 to January 2015 and also served as Vice-President of Zambia from 2011 to 2014. [2][3]

Career

Professionally, Scott has worked in the fields of economic development policy, social development policy and NGOs for more than twenty years.[4][5] She headed the team which created and launched the Zambian Public Welfare Assistance Scheme, a social protection and poverty alleviation government program.[4] It was an early forerunner of the present-day conditional cash transfers (also called social cash transfers), which makes welfare programs conditional based upon the receivers' actions.[4][6] In 2014, two years after Scott left the program, her Zambian cash transfer program was named UNICEF's best global research program.[7]

Scott served as the Chief of Social Policy and Economic Analysis, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation for UNICEF's Zambian branch for five years from 2007 until 2012.[4] She worked in nearly every district in Zambia in that position.[5] She stepped down for her position at UNICEF in 2011 when her husband was appointed Vice President of Zambia by President Sata.[5] United Nations regulations required that employees whose spouses attain high political office either step down from their job or taking another position with the United Nations in another country.[5] She chose to leave her post.[5]

By 2013, Scott had been appointed a Visiting Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex.[4] She has publicly spoken out on a variety of societal issues affecting Zambia, including children's right, gender discrimination, violence against women, and women's access to education.[7]

Sata died in office on October 28, 2014.[8] Vice President Guy Scott succeeded Sata as the acting President of Zambia until a by-election could be held 90 days after Sata's death.[8] The events made Charlotte Scott the First Lady of Zambia during this time.[8] The couple became the country's first white President and First Lady.[8] Despite their new positions, the Scotts did not move into Government House, the residence of the country's president.[5] Guy Scott was barred by law from running for the remainder of Sata's unexpired presidential term because the Constitution of Zambia banned presidential candidates whose parents were not born in Zambia.[8] His parents had immigrated to present-day Zambia from England and Scotland in the United Kingdom.[8] Charlotte Scott left the position of First Lady on January 26, 2015, and was succeeded by Esther Lungu.

In 2016, Guy Scott decided would not seek re-election to his Lusaka Central seat in Parliament in the August general election.[9] Charlotte Scott applied to run for her husband's seat and was endorsed by the United Party for National Development (UPND) as the party's official nominee.[9] Scott and her main opponent, the PF's Margaret Mwanakatwe, were considered the front-runners for Lusaka Central during the election out of the five candidates for the seat.[9][7][10] On July 18, 2016, Scott and her supporters were attacked while campaigning in the Town Centre Market in Lusaka.[11] The attackers, who used stones and screwdrivers to chase Scott and her staff from the market, were supporters of the rival party, the Patriotic Front (PF), according to news reports.[11] Scott and her staff escaped unharmed, but their Toyota Land Cruiser suffered major damage during the attack.[11] She told a newspaper, "Our team did not retaliate. Why can’t we campaign in peace? This is completely unacceptable!"[11] The PF candidate, Margaret Mwanakatwe, defeated Scott in the general election on August 11, 2016.[12]

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  1. ↑ Zambia's Guy Scott makes history as white president in sub-Saharan Africa, Faith Karimi, CNN, 10 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  3. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ilo
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named jz
  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named zdm
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named guardian
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  10. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  12. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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