Mutinta C. Mazoka
Spouse of President of UPND
In office
December 1998 – 14 May 2006
PresidentAnderson Mazoka
Preceded byParty Created
Succeeded byMutinta Hichilema
Personal details
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Zambia
Political partyUPND
SpouseAnderson Mazoka
Children3 including Mutinta

Mutinta Christine Mazoka (born 1949) is a Zambian politician. She was the member of the National Assembly of Zambia for Pemba Constituency from 2011 to 2021.

Biography

Mutinta Christine Mazoka was born in 1949.[1][2]

She was married to Anderson Mazoka, the founder of the United Party for National Development, who died in 2006.[3] The couple met in 1975 and married the following year. They had three children: Mutinta, Pasina, and Anderson Jr.[2]

Mazoka is a member of her late husband's UPND.[3][4][5] She was elected in 2011 to represent the constituency of Pemba in the National Assembly of Zambia.[3][6][7] She was the first woman to represent the district since the country's independence in 1964.[8] In 2016, she was reelected to Zambia's parliament.[9] She elected to leave office in 2021.[10]

As of 2019, she represented Zambia in the African Union's Pan-African Parliament.[11]

Mazoka owns and operates a farm, and holds a certificate in agriculture.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mutinta C Mazoka". National Assembly of Zambia. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Andy Mazoka: Zambian politician and engineer". Best of Zambia. Vol. 2. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Moonga, Chambwa (22 November 2020). "Mutinta Mazoka urges Pemba to register, vote for HH". The Mast. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Mbangu, Ben (17 April 2020). "ZAMBIA A MESS…because of selfish, greedy people in public offices – Mazoka". The Mast. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Joining PF govt is below my level of integrity-Mutinta Mazoka". Zambian Watchdog. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Magande's candidate refuses to challenge Mutinta Mazoka". Zambian Watchdog. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Zimba, Jack (10 May 2015). "Pemba Constituency: Something to smile about". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Mbangu, Ben (20 April 2020). "DC wants to put me down – Mazoka". The Mast. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Mutinta C Mazoka 2016". National Assembly of Zambia. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Moonga, Chambwa (17 May 2021). "UPND drops over 15 ex-MPs". The Zambian Observer. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "ZAMBIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS PARTICIPATE IN THE MARCH, 2019 PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT STATUTORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS". National Assembly of Zambia. Retrieved 17 February 2021.


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