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| name = Esther Lungu | | name = Esther Lungu | ||
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| order = [[First Lady of Zambia]] | | order = [[First Lady of Zambia]] | ||
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'''Esther Nyawa Lungu''' (born ?) is a Zambian | '''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.<ref name=ltimes>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=First Lady, Esther Lungu, arrives in USA for High Level meetings |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/09/20/first-lady-esther-lungu-arrives-in-usa-for-high-level-meetings/ |work=Lusaka Times |date=2015-09-20 |accessdate=2016-08-26}}</ref> She is the wife of of Zambian [[President of Zambia|President]] [[Edgar Lungu]]. | ||
Esther Lungu was born to parents, Agnes and Island Phiri, who were originally from the country's [[Eastern Province, Zambia|Eastern Province]].<ref name=zdm/> Lungu was raised | Esther Lungu was born to parents, Agnes and Island Phiri, who were originally from the country's [[Eastern Province, Zambia|Eastern Province]].<ref name=zdm/> Lungu was raised Catholic, but she and her husband are now practicing Baptists.<ref name=zdm>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Lungu is a kind man |url=https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=75667 |work=[[Zambia Daily Mail]] |date=2016-08-09 |accessdate=2016-08-26}}</ref> She was been married to Edgar Lungu, with whom she has six children, for more than thirty years.<ref name=zdm/> | ||
In 2015, she traveled to the United States for a series of First Ladies' and women's summits and meetings at the | 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.<ref name=ltimes/> Lungu spoke as an panelist at the Invest in Women in Dallas, which was moderated by Cherie Blair.<ref name=ltimes/> | ||
Lungu has campaigned against | Lungu has campaigned against child marriage during her tenure as First Lady.<ref name=tz>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Zambia: Overcoming Early Marriages |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201509240472.html |work=[[Times of Zambia]] (AllAfrica.com) |date=2015-09-23 |accessdate=2016-08-26}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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