The Ministry of Energy is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Energy.
In 2012 the Ministry of Water and Energy was merged with the Ministry of Mines to form the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Development. The merger was reversed in 2015, with the Ministry of Energy and Water Development coming into being.Zambia needs well-defined roles for ministries Daily Mail, 19 September 2015 In 2016 Water Development was transferred to the new Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection.
List of ministers MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endMinister of Energy and Water DevelopmentFelix MutatiMovement for Multiparty Democracy20022004Minister of EnergyDavid MabumbaPatriotic Front20162018Mathew NkhuwaPatriotic Front20182021Peter Chibwe KapalaUnited Party for National Development20212024Makozo ChikoteUnited Party for National Development20242026
Deputy ministers Deputy MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endDeputy Minister of EnergyAustin LiatoMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20052005Deputy Minister of Energy and Water DevelopmentFriday MalwaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20062007Lameck ChibombamilimoMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20082009
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