Given Lubinda

Given Lubinda
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock[1]
In office
12 February 2015 – September 2015
President Edgar Lungu
Preceded by Wilbur Simuusa
Succeeded by Himself (as Minister of Agriculture)
Himself (as Minister of Agriculture and Livestock)[2]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 January 2012 [3] – 21 February 2013 [4]
President Michael Sata
Preceded by Chishimba Kambwili
Succeeded by Effron Lungu
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services
In office
29 September 2011 [5] – 12 January 2012
President Michael Sata
Preceded by Ronnie Shikapwasha
Succeeded by Kennedy Sakeni
Personal details
Born (1963-05-15) 15 May 1963
Zambia
Nationality Zambian
Profession Agriculturalist/Consultant

Given Lubinda is a Zambian politician who is serving in the Cabinet of Zambia as Minister of Agriculture since 2016. He is a Member of the National Assembly of Zambia for Kabwata Constituency in Lusaka and was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2013. He is also the chairman for information and publicity of the ruling Patriotic Front.[6] Lubinda is of mixed-race parentage. He is known as an outspoken politician.

Following the death of President Levy Mwanawasa, he came under criticism from both members of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy and the opposition for voicing concerns on issues such as expenditure after the government planned and eventually increased salaries and allowances for both ministers and members of Parliament.[7]

In January 2012 he bungee-jumped from the Victoria Falls bridge to restore confidence in the jump arrangements after Australian Erin Langworthy's rope broke during her jump. He has offered to jump again with Langworthy.[8]

Removal from government

In February 2013, Lubinda was removed from his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs after being accused of leaking information to the opposition United Party for National Development, a party he previously belonged to. This was viewed as a result of pressure on the president to remove a potential successor by other ministers who were vying for the presidency.[9]

After Sata's death in 2014, Lubinda was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Livestock by President Edgar Lungu on 12 February 2015.

References

  1. ↑ LusakaTimes.com
  2. ↑ "Ministry Of Agriculture And Livestock Split". Zambia National Farmers Union. 28 September 2015.
  3. ↑ MuviTV
  4. ↑ Zambia Daily Nation
  5. ↑ Bloomberg.com
  6. ↑ "People record: Given Lubinda". AfDevinfo. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  7. ↑ "Declaring assets". Blogspot: Maravi. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  8. ↑ "Zambian minister offers to bungee-jump with Langworthy". BBC News. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Lubinda remembers how Sata shed tears on being asked why he was fired". 3 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
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