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'''Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba''' is a Zambian businessman and politician who is currently vice president of the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND) and Member of Parliament for Kasama District in the [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] of Zambia. Under the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] government of President [[Michael Sata]], he served as Minister of Defence from 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201312240260.html |title=Zambia: GBM Resigns |work=Times of Zambia |author=Siame, Norma |date=23 December 2013 |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> | |||
Mwanda was expelled from the ruling PF in February 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201402180520.html |title=Zambia: GBM Expelled From PF |work=[[Times of Zambia]] |author=Siame, Norma |date=17 February 2014 |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> On 23 July 2015, he endorsed the main opposition party, the UPND.<ref>http://www.znbc.co.zm/?p=17527</ref> On 3 June 2016 he successfully filed his nomination papers to stand as the running mate of UPND candidate [[Hakainde Hichilema]] in the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 2016 presidential election]]. | |||
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