The Ministry of Tourism is a ministry in Zambia responsible for the portfolio functions of tourism and culture. It is headed by the Minister of Tourism.
In 2002 the Ministry of Tourism was merged with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to form the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources. However, Tourism was later merged into the Foreign Affairs ministry. In 2011 Tourism was split out from the Foreign ministry and merged with the Art portfolio to form the Ministry of Tourism and Arts. Arts was removed in 2021 and moved to the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts.
The Ministry has several departments including the Department of Culture and Traditional Affairs, the Department of the Hostels Board of Management, and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), which is mandated to manage and conserve wildlife in Zambia and to administer national parks and game management areas. The ministry oversees several statutory bodies, including the National Heritage Conservation Commission, the National Museum Board, the Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies and the Zambia Tourism Agency.
List of ministers MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endMinister of Natural Resources and TourismDurton KonosoUnited National Independence Party Minister of Information, Broadcasting and TourismSikota WinaUnited National Independence Party19681973Minister of TourismGabriel MakaMovement for Multiparty Democracy19951996Amusaa MwanamwambwaMovement for Multiparty Democracy19961998Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural ResourcesCatherine NamugalaMovement for Multiparty Democracy20082011Minister of Tourism and ArtsSylvia MaseboPatriotic Front20122014Jean KapataPatriotic Front20142016Charles BandaPatriotic Front20162019Ronald ChitotelaPatriotic Front20192021Minister of TourismRodney SikumbaUnited Party for National Development20212026
Deputy ministers Deputy MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endMinister of State for TourismNakatindi WinaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy19921993Deputy Minister of TourismAmusaa MwanamwambwaMovement for Multiparty Democracy19931994Deputy Minister of Tourism and ArtsEsther BandaPatriotic Front20152016
References
External links Official website Zambia Tourism Agency website