The Ministry of Local Government is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Local Government.

In 2012 the Environmental Protection portfolio was transferred to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and the Early Education portfolio to the Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education, with the department renamed the Ministry of Local Government and Housing.[1]

In 2016 Housing was transferred from the local government portfolio to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development.[2]

List of ministers

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Minister Party Term start Term end
Member for Health and Local Government
Ewain Wilson 1949 1953
Member for Health, Lands and Local Government
John Roberts Federal Party 1954 1956
Member for Lands and Local Government
John Roberts Federal Party 1956 1958
Minister of Local Government
Rodney Malcomson United Federal Party 1959 1959
Minister of Local Government and Social Welfare
Rodney Malcomson United Federal Party 1959 1961
H.L. Jones 1961 1962
Trevor Gardner 1962 1962
Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party 1962 1964
Minister of Local Government
Nalumino Mundia United National Independence Party 1964
Sikota Wina United National Independence Party 1964 1968
Minister of Local Government and Housing
Sylvia Masebo Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 2003 2005
Sylvia Masebo Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 2006 2008
Minister of Local Government, Housing, Early Education and Environmental Protection
Nkandu Luo Patriotic Front 2011 2012
Minister of Local Government and Housing
Nkandu Luo Patriotic Front 2012 2013
Emmanuel Chenda Patriotic Front 2014 2015
John Phiri Patriotic Front 2015
Vincent Mwale Patriotic Front 2016 2016
Minister of Local Government
Vincent Mwale Patriotic Front 2016 2021
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development
Gary Nkombo United Party for National Development 2021

Deputy ministers

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Deputy Minister Party Term start Term end
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing
John Mwaimba Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 2004 2006
Deputy Minister of Local Government, Housing, Early Education and Environmental Protection
Esther Banda Patriotic Front 2011 2012

References

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