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| birth_name = Edith Zewelani Nawakwi | | birth_name = Edith Zewelani Nawakwi | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1959}} | | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1959}} | ||
| birth_place = Mwenzo, [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]], Zambia | | birth_place = [[Mwenzo]], [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]], Zambia | ||
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*[[University of Zambia]] | *[[University of Zambia]] | ||
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'''Edith Zewelani Nawakwi''' (born {{circa|1959}}) is a Zambian politician and economist by profession. She is the first woman in [[Zambia]] to hold the post of Minister of Finance following her appointment in 1997. She is the President of the [[Forum for Democracy and Development]] under which she ran for president at the [[Zambian general election, 2016|2016 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.africareview.com/special-reports/Meet-Zambia-sole-woman-presidential-contender/979182-3306730-cd54am/index.html|title=Meet Zambia's sole woman presidential contender|work=Africa Review|author=Michael Chawe|location=Lusaka, Zambia|date=22 July 2016|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref> | '''Edith Zewelani Nawakwi''' (born {{circa|1959}}) is a Zambian politician and economist by profession. She is the first woman in [[Zambia]] to hold the post of [[Minister of Finance]] following her appointment in 1997. She is the President of the [[Forum for Democracy and Development]] under which she ran for president at the [[Zambian general election, 2016|2016 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.africareview.com/special-reports/Meet-Zambia-sole-woman-presidential-contender/979182-3306730-cd54am/index.html|title=Meet Zambia's sole woman presidential contender|work=Africa Review|author=Michael Chawe|location=Lusaka, Zambia|date=22 July 2016|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Nawakwi was born in Mwenzo, [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]]. She holds a degree in Agriculture Economics and Business Management from the [[University of Zambia]] and a post-graduate diploma in Economics of Energy and Development from Imperial College London, London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zambian.com/zambia/directory/people/last-name-nn/html/edith-nawakwi-zambian.html|title=Edith Nawakwi|work=zambian.com|author=Eric Gondwe|date=|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> | Nawakwi was born in [[Mwenzo]], in [[Nakkonde]] [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]]. She holds a degree in Agriculture Economics and Business Management from the [[University of Zambia]] and a post-graduate diploma in Economics of Energy and Development from Imperial College London, London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zambian.com/zambia/directory/people/last-name-nn/html/edith-nawakwi-zambian.html|title=Edith Nawakwi|work=zambian.com|author=Eric Gondwe|date=|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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{{2011 presidential candidates, Zambia}} | {{2011 presidential candidates, Zambia}} |
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