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| name = Edgar Lungu | | name = Edgar Lungu | ||
| image = Edgar_Lungu.jpg | | image = Edgar_Lungu.jpg | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = | ||
| | | office = 6th [[ President of Zambia]] | ||
| | | predecessor = [[Guy Scott]] ({{small|acting}}) | ||
|vicepresident = [[Inonge Wina]] | | successor = [[Hakainde Hichilema]] | ||
| | | vicepresident = [[Inonge Wina]] | ||
| party = [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] {{small|(current)}} | |||
| | | office1 = [[Ministry of Defence (Zambia)|Minister of Defence of Zambia]] | ||
| | | president1 = [[Michael Sata]]<br />Guy Scott | ||
| birth_date | | predecessor1 = [[Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba]] | ||
| birth_place | | successor1 = [[Davies Chama]] | ||
| | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|11|11}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Ndola]], Loangwa, [[Northern Rhodesia]], [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] {{small|(present-day [[Copperbelt Province]], [[Zambia]])}} | |||
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| | | spouse = {{marriage|[[Esther Lungu]]<br />|1986||end=}} | ||
| alma_mater | | children = 6 | ||
| alma_mater = [[University of Zambia]] | |||
| | | education = [[Mukuba secondary school]] | ||
| | | term_start = 25 January 2015 | ||
| term_end = 24 August 2021 | |||
| term_start1 = 24 December 2013 | |||
| | | term_end1 = 25 January 2015 | ||
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==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Lungu was born 11 November 1956 at [[Ndola]] Central Hospital. After graduating with a LL.B. in 1981 from [[University of Zambia]], he joined the law firm Andre Masiye and Company in Lusaka. He subsequently underwent | Lungu was born 11 November 1956 at [[Ndola]] Central Hospital. After graduating with a LL.B. in 1981 from [[University of Zambia]], he joined the law firm Andre Masiye and Company in Lusaka. He subsequently underwent military officer training at Miltez in [[Kabwe]] under Zambia National Service (ZNS). He then returned to practising law. He then joined politics. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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[[File:Edgar Lungu 2015 Inauguration.jpg|thumb|left|300px|President [[Edgar Lungu]] walks through the guard of honour at his presidential 2015 inauguration in Lusaka. EPA/NOEL MACKSON]] | [[File:Edgar Lungu 2015 Inauguration.jpg|thumb|left|300px|President [[Edgar Lungu]] walks through the guard of honour at his presidential 2015 inauguration in Lusaka. EPA/NOEL MACKSON]] | ||
On 20 January 2015 Lungu contested the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|presidential by-election]] and beat his closest rival [[Hakainde Hichilema]] of the [[United Party for National Development]] by a narrow majority of just 27,757 votes (1.66%).<ref>[http://www.elections.org.zm/results/2015_presidential_election#cm3] "The official results of the 2015 Presidential Election, as released by the ECZ"</ref> He was declared the winner by the Electoral Commission of Zambia on 24 January. | On 20 January 2015 Lungu contested the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|presidential by-election]] and beat his closest rival [[Hakainde Hichilema]] of the [[United Party for National Development]] by a narrow majority of just 27,757 votes (1.66%).<ref>[http://www.elections.org.zm/results/2015_presidential_election#cm3] "The official results of the 2015 Presidential Election, as released by the ECZ"</ref> He was declared the winner by the [[Electoral Commission of Zambia]] on 24 January. | ||
On 15 August 2016, he was declared the winner of the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 11 Elections]] and re-elected as President of Zambia after he polled 1, 860, 877 (50.3 %) and his closest river [[Hakainde Hichilema]] from the [[UPND]] polled 1, 760, 347(47.8%). With the results from all the 156 constituencies, Lungu secured a Margin of 100,530, making him an outright winner and removing the Spectre of a Presidential Election Re-Run.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/08/15/president-edgar-lungu-re-elected-president-zambia/ President Edgar Lungu Re-Elected as President of Zambia], ''[[LusakaTimes]]'', 15 August 2016</ref> | On 15 August 2016, he was declared the winner of the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 11 Elections]] and re-elected as President of Zambia after he polled 1, 860, 877 (50.3 %) and his closest river [[Hakainde Hichilema]] from the [[UPND]] polled 1, 760, 347 (47.8%). With the results from all the 156 constituencies, Lungu secured a Margin of 100,530, making him an outright winner and removing the Spectre of a Presidential Election Re-Run.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/08/15/president-edgar-lungu-re-elected-president-zambia/ President Edgar Lungu Re-Elected as President of Zambia], ''[[LusakaTimes]]'', 15 August 2016</ref> | ||
==Presidency== | ==Presidency== | ||
[[File:Inauguration of Edgar Lungu.jpg|thumb|right|A cross section of the crowd at the [[President Edgar Lungu’s inauguration ceremony, 25 January 2015|2015 inauguration ceremony]] in [[Lusaka]].]] | [[File:Inauguration of Edgar Lungu.jpg|thumb|right|A cross section of the crowd at the [[President Edgar Lungu’s inauguration ceremony, 25 January 2015|2015 inauguration ceremony]] in [[Lusaka]].]] | ||
Lungu was sworn in as President of Zambia on 25 January 2015 at the [[National Heroes Stadium]] in the capital [[Lusaka]]. | Lungu was sworn in as President of Zambia on 25 January 2015 at the [[National Heroes Stadium]] in the capital [[Lusaka]]. | ||
The following month, Lungu forced the head of the country's central bank out of office and promised lower interest rates. He appointed [[Inonge Wina]] as Zambia's first female Vice-President. | The following month, Lungu forced the head of the country's central bank out of the office and promised lower interest rates. He appointed [[Inonge Wina]] as Zambia's first female Vice-President. | ||
In March 2015 Lungu collapsed while holding a speech commemorating International Women's Day in [[Lusaka]]. After spending a short while in a Zambian hospital he had an operation for his narrowed oesophagus in Pretoria, South Africa. | In March 2015 Lungu collapsed while holding a speech commemorating International Women's Day in [[Lusaka]]. After spending a short while in a Zambian hospital he had an operation for his narrowed oesophagus in Pretoria, South Africa. | ||
Lungu commuted the death sentences of 332 prisoners to life in prison on 16 July 2015 and condemned the massive overcrowding at the [[Mukobeko Prison]], calling it "an affront to basic human dignity". | Lungu commuted the death sentences of 332 prisoners to life in prison on 16 July 2015 and condemned the massive overcrowding at the [[Mukobeko Prison]], calling it "an affront to basic human dignity". | ||
In October 2015, Lungu ordered a national day of prayer, to prevent further damage to his country's economy. Top religious and political officials participated, and other public events were cancelled. | In October 2015, Lungu ordered a national day of prayer, to prevent further damage to his country's economy. Top religious and political officials participated, and other public events were cancelled. | ||
===Second presidential term (2016-)=== | |||
Lungu ran for a full term in the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 2016 presidential election]], which turned out to be a rematch of the 2015 presidential election between Lungu and UPND candidate Hakainde Hichilema. Lungu won the election with 50.32% of the vote, just a few thousand votes over the threshold for avoiding a run-off. He also increased his margin of victory over Hichilema to 100,530 votes or 2.72%. Hichilema refused to concede defeat after the announcement of official results and filed a case before the Constitutional Court, asking for the results to be nullified due to irregularities. The court dismissed the case on 5 September 2016 and Lungu was [[Second Presidential Inauguration of Edgar Lungu|inaugurated]] for a full five-year term of office on 13 September. | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Lungu is married to Esther and has six children.<ref name=telegraph /> | Lungu is married to [[Esther Lungu|Esther]] and has six children.<ref name=telegraph /> His daughter [[Tasila Lungu]] stood for councillor in [[Chawama]] constituency during the [[Zambian general election, 2016|2016 general elections]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Edgar Lungu]] | |||
[[Category:1956 births]] | [[Category:1956 births]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | |||
[[Category:Defence Ministers of Zambia]] | [[Category:Defence Ministers of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Government ministers of Zambia]] | [[Category:Government ministers of Zambia]] |