Ministry of Justice (Zambia)

The Ministry of Justice is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Justice. The Mission of the Ministry is to provide legal services, facilitate dispensation of justice and promote governance mechanisms in order to uphold good governance principles and practices in Zambia.^[1]

Departments

The Ministry of Justice in Zambia has six departments:^[2]

• Department of Human Resource and Administration
• Legislative Drafting and Law Revision Department
• Department of the International Law and Agreements
• Department of Civil Litigation, Debt Collection and Prerogative of Mercy
• Department of Administrator-General and Official Receiver
• Governance Department

List of ministers

Minister	Party	Term start	Term end
Minister of Legal Affairs
Brian Andre Doyle	Ex officio	1959	1962
William McCall	Ex officio	1963	1963
Brian Andre Doyle	Ex officio	1963	1964
Minister of Justice
Mainza Chona	United National Independence Party	1964	1964
James John Skinner	United National Independence Party	1964	1965
Justin Chimba	United National Independence Party	1965	1966
Durton Konoso	United National Independence Party	1966	1967
Minister of Legal Affairs
James John Skinner	United National Independence Party	1967	1968
Fitzpatrick Chuula[3]	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	1971	1973
Annel M. Silungwe[4]	United National Independence Party	1973	1974
Mainza Chona[5]	United National Independence Party	1975	1977
Daniel Lisulo[6]	National Party (Zambia)	1977	1978
Frederick Chomba[7]	United National Independence Party	1978	1980
Gibson Chigaga[8]	United National Independence Party	1980	1987
Frederick Chomba[9]	United National Independence Party	1987	1991
Rodger Chongwe[10]	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	1991	1992
Ludwig Sondashi[11]	Forum for Democratic Alternative	1993	1995
Amusaa Mwanamwambwa	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	1995	1996
Vincent Malambo[12][13][14][15]	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	1996	2001
Minister of Justice
George Kunda[16]	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	2002	2012
Wynter Kabimba[17][18]	Rainbow Party	2012	2014
Edgar Lungu	Patriotic Front	2014	2015
Ngosa Simbyakula[19]	Patriotic Front	2015	2016
Given Lubinda	Patriotic Front	2016

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of Zambia

References

1. "Mission Statement". Republic of Zambia. Ministry of Justice. 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
2. "Departments". Republic of Zambia. Ministry of Justice. 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
3. Kalley, Jacqueline Audrey; Schoeman, Elna; Andor, Lydia Eve (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313302473.
4. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1974Jan-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
5. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1975:Oct.-Dec." HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
6. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1977July-Sep,Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
7. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1978July-Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
8. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1982July-Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
9. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1991 no.1-6". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
10. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1991July-Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
11. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep-Dec 1993". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
12. "Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: Zambia: Human Rights Developments". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
13. Africa Research Bulletin: Political, social, and cultural series. Blackwell. 2001.
14. Ihonvbere, Julius Omozuanvbo (1996). Economic Crisis, Civil Society, and Democratization: The Case of Zambia. Africa World Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780865435018.
15. Southern Africa Human Rights Review. Afronet. 2001.
16. "Sata Mourns George Kunda | Zambia Reports". Zambia Reports. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
17. "Zambia : President Michael Sata appoints Wynter Kabimba as new Justice Minister". LusakaTimes.com. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
18. "Zambia leader sacks potential rival". BBC News. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
19. "Ambassador Dr. Ngosa Simbyakula's Biography | Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Washington, D.C." www.zambiaembassy.org. Retrieved 2018-06-20.

External links

• Official website