Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
The
Republic of Zimbabwe
(Restricted suffrage for white women in 1919, full
suffrage for white women 1957 and for all blacks in 1980) Southern Rhodesia
gained responsible Government 1923, Declared independence 1965 which was declared
illegal and terminated at 12.12.79, 18.4.80 it became independent. A republic
since 1970.
Also
see Zimbabwe Parliament
1965-70
"Titular Queen" Elizabeth, Queen of Rhodesia. (11.11-02.03)
Elizabeth the Second, who had been Queen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland etc. since 1952, never accepted the office and style, anyhow
the government of Rhodesia was carried out in her name until a republic was
declared in 1970.
1980 Minister of Youth, Sport and Recreation Joyce Wachunu Mujuru
1980-85 Minister of Community Development and Women's Affairs
1985-88 Minister of State by the Prime Minister
1988-92 Minister of Community Development, Cooperatives and Women’ Affairs
1992-96 Resident Minister and Governor of Mashonaland Central
1996-97 Minister of Information, Post and Telecommunication
1997- Minister of Rural Resources and Water Development
2001 Acting Minister of Defence (June-August)
2004- Vice-President
She was general during the anti-colonial under the name of Teurai-Ropa Nhongo.
Also ZANU-Party Secretary of Education.
2004 she became Vice-President of ZANU-P (b. 1955-).
1980-92
Deputy Minister of Information, Post and Telecommunication Victoria Fikile
Chitepo
1982-89 Minister of National Resources and Tourism
1989-91 Minister of Information
1990-92 Minister of Local Government
1980-84
Deputy Minister of Manpower Planning, Development and Labour Jane Ngwenya
1982-?
Deputy Minister of Post and Telecommunication Naomi Watiwa
1989-93
Deputy Minister of Political Affairs (Administration) Tsungirai Hungwe
1993-98 Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare
1997-2000 Minister of State in the President’s Office
1989-93 Deputy Minister of State for External Affairs Oppah Chamu Zulpange Rushesha
Muchinguri
1993-97 Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism
1997-2000 Minister of State in the President’s Office
2000-03 Resident Minister and Governor of Manicaland
2005-
Minister of Women's Affairs
Oppah Muchinguri was Private Secretary to the President 1980-82 and since 1994 Deputy Secretary
General of the Government Party (ZANU) and later Party Secretary of Health and
Child Welfare and Deputy Secretary of Women.(b. 1958-)
1989-ca 95 Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs and The Commissariat Shuvai Taderera
Ben Mahofa
Ca. 1995-2005 Deputy Minister of Youth, Gender and Employment Creation
1989-95
Deputy Minister of Labour, Planning, and Social Welfare Florence Lubalendlu
1995-96 Minister of National Affairs, Employment Creation and Co-operatives
1996-2000 Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare
1989-93 Deputy Minister of Transport and Energy Amina Hughues
Ambassador to Sweden from 1993 and to Denmark from 1994.
1993-95
Minister of State in the President’s Office for National Affairs, Employment
Creation and Co-operation Fay Chung
1993-95
Minister of State of Women's Affairs and Deputy Minister of Employment and
Tourism
1995-96 Minister of Education and Culture
1996-2000 Minister of National Affairs, Employment Creation and Co-operatives Thenjiwe Virginia Lesabe
She is also Party Secretary of Women’s Affairs.
1999 she was internal party candidate for the post of ZANU-Vice-President and
the post president of the State and Government.
1993-96
Deputy Minister of Education and Culture Edna Madzongwe
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 1996-2005 and President of the Senate
from 2005.
1997-2000
Minister of State in the Office of the Vice-President Stembiso Nyoni Mosinthe
2001-03
Minister of State in the President’s Office responsible for the Informal Sector
2003-05
Minister of State for National Affairs, Employment Creation and Cooperatives
2005- Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises
1997-2000
Deputy Minister of Lands and Agriculture Olivia Nyembzi Muchena
1999-2002 Minister in the Office of the Vice-President
2002-
2005-
2000-002
Minister in the Office of the Vice-President Flora Buka
2002-
2003-
Minister of Special Affairs for the Land and Resettlemen Programme in the Vice-President's Office
2005- Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development Abigail Damasane
2005-07 Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary
Education Sikhanyiso Ndlovu
2007- Minister of Information and Publicity
2007- Deputy Minister of Indigenisation and Empowerment Tracy Mutinhiri
Leading member of Zanu (PF) party’s Women League.
Last update 26.08.07