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==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
He entered politics in 1973 when he became member of parliament for [[ | He entered politics in 1973 when he became member of parliament for [[Katombola]] constituency in the first one-party elections of December 1973. In 1977, Musokotwane was appointed minister of Water and Natural Resources. In 1979, he was moved to the sports ministry in the same capacity. That same year he was transferred to the education ministry where he stayed for two years before becoming finance minister. | ||
At 38, Musokotwane became Zambia's youngest prime minister from 24 April 1985 until 15 March 1989. In 1987 he combined the post with that of finance minister. He was relieved of the prime minister's portfolio in 1989 and initially sent back to education ministry, but after protest, he was sent to Canada as Zambia's high commissioner in 1990. It is said that he was relieved of the prime minister position because he continued to become a popular figure, which began to be seen as threat by President [[Kenneth Kaunda]]. General [[Malimba Masheke]], a career soldier and Kaunda loyalist, was moved from the home affairs ministry to the prime ministership, replacing Musokotwane.<ref name=zambia/> | At 38, Musokotwane became Zambia's youngest prime minister from 24 April 1985 until 15 March 1989. In 1987 he combined the post with that of finance minister. He was relieved of the prime minister's portfolio in 1989 and initially sent back to education ministry, but after protest, he was sent to Canada as Zambia's high commissioner in 1990. It is said that he was relieved of the prime minister position because he continued to become a popular figure, which began to be seen as threat by President [[Kenneth Kaunda]]. General [[Malimba Masheke]], a career soldier and Kaunda loyalist, was moved from the home affairs ministry to the prime ministership, replacing Musokotwane.<ref name=zambia/> | ||
