The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.
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.Parliament approves the new ministries recently created by President Sata Lusaka Times, 8 March 2012
In 2016 Housing was transferred from the local government portfolio to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development.Parliament to debate creation of four new Ministries Lusaka Times, 27 October 2016 In 2021, the Ministry of Local Government was renamed to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.
List of ministers MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endMember for Health and Local GovernmentEwain Wilson 19491953Member for Health, Lands and Local GovernmentJohn RobertsFederal Party19541956Member for Lands and Local GovernmentJohn RobertsFederal Party19561958Minister of Local GovernmentRodney MalcomsonUnited Federal Party19591959Minister of Local Government and Social WelfareRodney MalcomsonUnited Federal Party19591961H.L. Jones 19611962Trevor Gardner 19621962Kenneth KaundaUnited National Independence Party19621964Minister of Local GovernmentNalumino MundiaUnited National Independence Party1964Sikota WinaUnited National Independence Party19641968Minister of Local Government and HousingSylvia MaseboMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20032005Sylvia MaseboMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20062008Minister of Local Government, Housing, Early Education and Environmental ProtectionNkandu LuoPatriotic Front20112012Minister of Local Government and HousingEmerine KabanshiPatriotic Front20122014Emmanuel ChendaPatriotic Front20142015John PhiriPatriotic Front2015Vincent MwalePatriotic Front20162016Minister of Local GovernmentVincent MwalePatriotic Front20162021Minister of Local Government and Rural DevelopmentGary NkomboUnited Party for National Development20212025Gift SialubaloUnited Party for National Development20252026
Deputy ministers Deputy MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endDeputy Minister of Local Government and HousingJohn MwaimbaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20042006Deputy Minister of Local Government, Housing, Early Education and Environmental ProtectionEsther BandaPatriotic Front20112012
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External links Official website