Besnat Jere

Besnat Hellen Jere (born 4 May 1952)[1] is a Zambian politician. She served as Member of the National Assembly for Luangeni from 2002 until 2006.

Besnat Jere
Member of the National Assembly for Luangeni
In office
2002–2006
Preceded bySolomon Mbuzi
Succeeded byAngela Cifire
Personal details
Born (1952-05-04) 4 May 1952
Political partyUnited National Independence Party
ProfessionFarmer

Biography

Prior to entering politics, Jere was a farmer.[1] She was the United National Independence Party (UNIP) candidate in Luangeni in the 2001 general elections and was elected to the National Assembly with a 2,027-vote majority.[2] During her first term in parliament she was a member of the Pan-African Parliament.[3]

In the 2006 general elections UNIP joined the United Democratic Alliance alliance, with Jere nominated as the alliance's candidate in Luangeni. However, she finished third behind Angela Cifire of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy and Charles Zulu of the Patriotic Front.[4]

References
  1. Besnet Hellen Jere National Assembly of Zambia
  2. 2001 parliamentary election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
  3. List of members of the Pan-African Parliament Africa Union
  4. 2006 parliamentary election results Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia


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