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| | ! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}} | ||
! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;" |Portrait | |||
! style="width:80px;"| | ! rowspan="2" width="150" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}} | ||
! Name<br /> | ! rowspan="2" |Elected | ||
! Elected | ! colspan="3" |Term of office | ||
! rowspan="2" |Political party | |||
|- | |||
! Took office | ! Took office | ||
! Left office | ! Left office | ||
! | ! Time in office | ||
| | |- | ||
! style="background:{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 1 | ! style="background:{{United National Independence Party/meta/color}}; color:white;" |1 | ||
| [[File:Kenneth David Kaunda detail DF-SC-84-01864.jpg|80px]] | | [[File:Kenneth David Kaunda detail DF-SC-84-01864.jpg|80px]] | ||
| | | [[Kenneth Kaunda]]<br />{{small|(1924–[[State funeral of Kenneth Kaunda|2021]])}} | ||
| [[Zambian general election | | [[1968 Zambian general election|1968]]<br>{{small|[[1973 Zambian general election|1973]]{{ref label|§|§|§}}<br />[[1978 Zambian general election|1978]]{{ref label|§|§|§}}<br />[[1983 Zambian general election|1983]]{{ref label|§|§|§}}<br />[[1988 Zambian general election|1988]]{{ref label|§|§|§}}}} | ||
| 24 October 1964 | | 24 October 1964 | ||
| 2 November 1991 | |||
| {{Age in years and days|1964|10|24|1991|11|2}} | |||
| [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]] | | [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]] | ||
| | |- | ||
! style="background:{{Movement for Multi-Party Democracy/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 2 | ! style="background:{{Movement for Multi-Party Democracy/meta/color}}; color:white;" |2 | ||
| [[File: | | [[File:No image.png|80px]] | ||
| | | [[Frederick Chiluba]]<br />{{small|(1943–2011)}} | ||
| [[Zambian general election | | [[1991 Zambian general election|1991]]<br>[[1996 Zambian general election|1996]] | ||
| 2 November 1991 || 2 | | 2 November 1991 | ||
| 2 January 2002 | |||
| {{Age in years and days|1991|11|2|2002|1|2}} | |||
| [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy|MMD]] | | [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy|MMD]] | ||
| | |- | ||
! style="background:{{Movement for Multi-Party Democracy/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 3 | ! style="background:{{Movement for Multi-Party Democracy/meta/color}}; color:white;" |3 | ||
| [[File:Levy Mwanawasa.jpg|80px]] | | [[File:Levy Mwanawasa.jpg|80px]] | ||
| | | [[Levy Mwanawasa]]<br />{{small|(1948–2008)}} | ||
| [[Zambian general election | | [[2001 Zambian general election|2001]]<br>[[2006 Zambian general election|2006]] | ||
| 2 January 2002 | | 2 January 2002 | ||
| 19 August 2008{{ref label|†|†|†}} | |||
| {{Age in years and days|2002|1|2|2008|8|19}} | |||
| [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy|MMD]] | | [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy|MMD]] | ||
| | |- | ||
! style="background:{{Movement for Multi-Party Democracy/meta/color}}; color:white;"| | ! style="background:{{Movement for Multi-Party Democracy/meta/color}}; color:white;" |4 | ||
| [[File:Rupiah Banda.jpg|80px]] | |||
| [[Rupiah Banda]] <br> | | [[Rupiah Banda]]<br />{{small|(born 1937)}} | ||
| | | [[2008 Zambian presidential election|2008]] | ||
| | | 19 August 2008 | ||
| 23 September 2011 | |||
| | | {{Age in years and days|2008|8|19|2011|9|23}} | ||
| [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy|MMD]] | |||
|- | |||
! style="background:{{Patriotic Front (Zambia)/meta/color}}; color:white;" |5 | |||
! style="background:{{Patriotic Front (Zambia)/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 5 | | [[File:Michael Sata (cropped).jpg|80px]] | ||
| [[File:Michael Sata.jpg|80px]] | | [[Michael Sata]]<br />{{small|(1937–[[Death and state funeral of Michael Sata|2014]])}} | ||
| | | [[2011 Zambian general election|2011]] | ||
| [[Zambian general election | | 23 September 2011 | ||
| 23 September 2011 | | 28 October 2014{{ref label|†|†|†}} | ||
| {{Age in years and days|2011|9|23|2014|10|28}} | |||
| [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|PF]] | | [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|PF]] | ||
|-- | |- | ||
! style="background:{{Patriotic Front (Zambia)/meta/color}}; color:white;"| | |- style="background:#e6e6aa;" | ||
| [[File: | ! style="background:{{Patriotic Front (Zambia)/meta/color}}; color:white;" |– | ||
| [[Guy Scott]] <br> | | [[File:Guy_Scott.png|80px]] | ||
| [[Guy Scott]]<br />{{small|(born 1944)}} | |||
| — | | — | ||
| 28 October 2014 | | 28 October 2014 | ||
| 25 January 2015 | |||
| {{Age in years and days|2014|10|28|2015|1|25}} | |||
| [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|PF]] | | [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|PF]] | ||
| | |- | ||
! style="background:{{Patriotic Front (Zambia)/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 6 | ! style="background:{{Patriotic Front (Zambia)/meta/color}}; color:white;" |6 | ||
| [[File:Edgar Lungu.jpg|80px]] | | [[File:Edgar Lungu, 26 july 2018 (cropped).jpg|80px]] | ||
|Edgar Lungu | | [[Edgar Lungu]]<br />{{small|(born 1956)}} | ||
| [[Zambian presidential election | | [[2015 Zambian presidential election|2015]]<br>[[2016 Zambian general election|2016]] | ||
| 25 January 2015 || | | [[Inauguration of Edgar Lungu|25 January 2015]] | ||
| ''24 August 2021'' | |||
| {{Age in years and days|2015|1|25}} | |||
| [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|PF]] | | [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|PF]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="background:{{United Party for National Development/meta/color}}; color:white;" |7 | |||
| [[File:Hakainde Hichilema 02.png|Hh_02|80px]] | |||
| [[Hakainde Hichilema]] <br /> {{small|(born 1962)}} | |||
| [[2021 Zambian general election|2021]] | |||
| ''24 August 2021'' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| [[United Party for National Development|UPND]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Presidents of Zambia]] | [[Category:Presidents of Zambia]] |
Revision as of 09:14, 19 August 2021
The president of Zambia is the head of state of Zambia. The first officeholder is considered to be Kenneth Kaunda, who was elected in 1964.
Presidents of Zambia (1964–present)
- Parties
United National Independence Party (UNIP)
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD)
Patriotic Front (PF)
- Key
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021) |
1968 1973[§] 1978[§] 1983[§] 1988[§] |
24 October 1964 | 2 November 1991 | 27 years, 9 days | UNIP | |
2 | Frederick Chiluba (1943–2011) |
1991 1996 |
2 November 1991 | 2 January 2002 | 10 years, 61 days | MMD | |
3 | Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008) |
2001 2006 |
2 January 2002 | 19 August 2008[†] | 6 years, 230 days | MMD | |
4 | Rupiah Banda (born 1937) |
2008 | 19 August 2008 | 23 September 2011 | 3 years, 35 days | MMD | |
5 | Michael Sata (1937–2014) |
2011 | 23 September 2011 | 28 October 2014[†] | 3 years, 35 days | PF | |
– | Guy Scott (born 1944) |
— | 28 October 2014 | 25 January 2015 | 89 days | PF | |
6 | Edgar Lungu (born 1956) |
2015 2016 |
25 January 2015 | 24 August 2021 | 9 years, 115 days | PF | |
7 | Hh_02 | Hakainde Hichilema (born 1962) |
2021 | 24 August 2021 | UPND |