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{{Infobox Officeholder
| name  = Margaret Mwanakatwe
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| birth_date  = {{Verify credibility|Birth date and age|1968|1|1|df=yes|date=February 2015}}
| birth_place = [[Zambia]]
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| office            = [[Minister of Commerce, Zambia|Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry]] <ref>[http://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/02/02/president-lungu-appoints-margaret-mwanakatwe-minister-commerce-mulenga-sata-moves-state-house-deputy-minister/ LusakaTimes.com]</ref>
| president          = [[Edgar Lungu]]
| preceded          = [[Robert Sichinga]]
| term_start        = 2 February 2015
| term_end        =
| office1            = Managing Director, [[United Bank of Africa]],(Uganda) Limited <ref>[https://www.bou.or.ug/bouwebsite/export/sites/default/bou/bou-downloads/speeches/GovernorsSpeeches/2011/Governorxs_Speech_Farewell__MD_UBAU__Serena_Hotel_May_18_2011.pdf BOU.or.ug]</ref>
| term_start1        = March 2009
| term_end1      = May 2011
| office2            = Managing Director, [[Barclays Bank|Barclays Bank of Ghana PLC]]
| term_start2        = 2004
| term_end2        = 2009
| office3            = Managing Director, [[Barclays Bank|Barclays Bank of Zambia PLC]]
| term_start3        = 2001
| term_end3        = 2008
| alma_mater        = [[University of Zambia]] {{small|([[BBA]])}}
| education      =  '''[[Chartered Certified Accountant]] ([[Chartered Certified Accountant|ACCA]])''' <br/> [[Association of Chartered Certified Accountants]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
| profession    = [[Banking|Senior Bank Executive]]
| nationality              = [[Zambia]]n
| ethnicity                =
| known_for                = [[Business]], [[Management]]
| networth      =
|religion                  = [[Christian]]
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'''Margaret Mhango Mwanakatwe''' is the [[Zambia]]n Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry. She worked previously as a
[[businesswoman]], [[accountant]], and [[bank|bank executive]]. She was the Director for Business Development in [[English language|Anglophone Africa]], at [[United Bank for Africa]], at the bank's headquarters in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]. In this role, she supervised business development in [[Cameroon]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Ghana]], [[Kenya]], [[Liberia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]] and [[Zambia]].<ref>[http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/758026 Margaret Mwanakatwe Promoted To Continental Anglophone Director At UBA]</ref> Prior to that, she served as the [[Managing Director]] and [[Chief Executive Officer]], of [[United Bank for Africa (Uganda)|United Bank for Africa Uganda Limited]], from March 2009 until May 2011.<ref>[http://www.bou.or.ug/bouwebsite/export/sites/default/bou/bou-downloads/speeches/GovernorsSpeeches/2011/Governorxs_Speech_Farewell__MD_UBAU__Serena_Hotel_May_18_2011.pdf Margaret Mwanakatwe Was Managing Director, UBA (Uganda) From 2009 Until 2011]{{dead link|date=May 2013}}</ref>
==Overview==
Margaret Mwanakatwe is an astute business executive and banker, with a professional career that spans over twenty (20) years. She has been a banking chief executive in her native [[Zambia]], [[Ghana]] and [[Uganda]] and a Senior Executive, at [[United Bank for Africa]], in [[Nigeria]].
==History==
She was born in Zambia in 1968. She holds the degree of [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] ([[BBA]]). She is also a [[Chartered Certified Accountant]] ([[Chartered Certified Accountant|ACCA]]), recognised by the [[Association of Chartered Certified Accountants]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>[http://www.jobs.co.ug/component/content/article/35-newappointments/63-margaret-mwanakatwe.html The Academic Qualifications of Margaret Mwanakatwe] {{wayback|url=http://www.jobs.co.ug/component/content/article/35-newappointments/63-margaret-mwanakatwe.html |date=20110807225026 }}</ref>
Following education both in Zambia and abroad, she took up employment at [[Barclays Bank|Barclays Bank Zambia]]. She rose to the position of [[Managing Director]].<ref>[http://www.zamnet.zm/newsys/news/viewnews.cgi?category=30&id=1069915651 Margaret Mwanakatwe Was Managing Director of Barclays Bank Zambia In 2003] {{wayback|url=http://www.zamnet.zm/newsys/news/viewnews.cgi?category=30&id=1069915651 |date=20050112053631 }}</ref> She was the first [[Zambia]]n and first [[female]] [[Chief Executive]] at [[Barclays Bank|Barclays Bank Zambia]]. She was also the first woman CEO in all of Barclays Bank's [[Africa]]n subsidiaries at the time.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200407061306.html Margaret Mwanakatwe Was First Female CEO At An African Barclays Bank]</ref> In 2004, she was appointed Managing Director and CEO at [[Barclays Bank|Barclays Bank Ghana]], serving in that capacity until 2009.<ref>[http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Economics/Government-to-release-20m-from-MCA-to-SMEs/?ci=3&ai=1515 Margaret Mwanakatwe Was Managing Director & CEO of Barclays Bank Ghana From 2004 Until 2009]</ref>
In 2009, she left [[Barclays Bank]] and joined [[United Bank for Africa]] as Managing Director and Chief Executive at [[United Bank for Africa (Uganda)|United Bank for Africa Uganda Limited]]. During the same timeframe, she served as [[Southern Africa|Regional Business Director, Southern Africa]] for UBA.<ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news/200148/1/former-barclays-boss-margaret-mwanakatwe-joins-uba.html Margaret Mwanakatwe Joins UBA]</ref> She served in that capacity until June 2011, when she was appointed to her present position.
==Other responsibilities==
Margaret Mwanakatwe is married.
During her tenure at UBA Uganda, she served as the [[Internal Auditor]] of '''Uganda Bankers Association'''.<ref>[http://newvision.co.ug/D/8/28/717504/Mwanakatwe Mwanakatwe Served As UBA Internal Auditor In 2010]{{dead link|date=May 2013}}</ref> On 2 February 2015 Margaret was nominated member of Parliament and appointed Minister of Commerce by Zambia President Edgar Lungu.
==External links==
* [http://ukzambians.co.uk/home/?p=208 Overview of Margaret Mwanakatwe's Work In Ghana]
* [http://newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/709065/Mwanakatwe  Overview of Margaret Mwanakatwe's Work In Uganda]{{dead link|date=May 2013}}
==See also==
* [[List of banks in Nigeria]]
* [[List of banks in Uganda]]
* [[List of banks in Zambia]]
* [[United Bank for Africa]]
* [[United Bank for Africa (Uganda)]]
* [[List of banks in Africa]]
==Photos==
*[http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/677555 Photo of Margaret Mwanakatwe In 2009]
*[http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/707116 Photo of Margaret Mwanakatwe In 2010]
==References==
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[[Category:Zambian businesspeople]]
[[Category:Zambian accountants]]
[[Category:Women accountants]]
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