Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs

The Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs was a ministry in Zambia. It was headed by the Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs.

The ministry was originally created as the Ministry for National Guidance. It was renamed the Ministry for Development and National Guidance after the Development portfolio was merged into it in 1970.Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, BBC Monitoring, issues 3498–3573, 1970

During the multi-party era, the ministry was initially created in 1997 as a desk in the Office of the President, overseen by a deputy minister.ZAMBIA: Church Leaders Oppose Ministry on Guidance and Religious Affairs CISA News Africa, 26 September 2018 It became a full ministry in 2016. After the 2021 general election the ministry was dissolved and became a department of the Office of the Vice-President.

List of ministers MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endMinister for National GuidanceJustin ChimbaUnited National Independence Party19681970Minister for Development and National GuidanceJustin ChimbaUnited National Independence Party19701970 Minister of National Guidance and Religious AffairsGodfridah SumailiPatriotic Front20162021

Deputy ministers MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endDeputy Minister for Religious Affairs in State HousePeter ChintalaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy19972001

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