The Minister of Gender has been a ministerial position in the cabinet of Malawi under several Presidents. The title and precise role has varied. Mary Navicha became the Minister of Gender, Children, Disability & Social Welfare following the 2025 election.
List of officeholders 1994-1996 Edda E. Chitalo Minister of State for Women’s and Children’s AffairsThe Gender Machinery. Women in Malawi’s Central Government Administration, CMI Brief, Vol. 15, No. 11 (June 2016), p.10. 1996-1999 Lizzie Lossa Minister of Women’s and Children’s Affairs, Community Development and Social Welfare 1999-2000 Mary Kaphwereza Banda Minister of Women’s and Children’s Affairs, Community Development 2003-2004 Alice Sumani Minister of Gender and Community Services 2004-2006 Joyce Banda Minister of Women, Child Welfare and Community Service 2006-2008 Kate Kainja-Kaluluma Minister of Women and Child Development 2008-2009 Anna Andrew Namathanga Kachikho Minister of Women and Child Development 2009-2010 Patricia Kaliati Minister of Gender, Child Development and Community Development 2010-2011 Theresa Gloria Mwale Minister of Gender, Child and Community Development 2011-2013 Rene Bessie Kachere Minister of Gender, Child and Community Development 2013-2014 Mary Clara Makungwa Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare 2014-2016 Patricia Kaliati Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare 2016- currently Jean Kalilani Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare missing names 2022-currently Patricia Kaliati Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare 2025-currently Mary Navicha Minister of Gender, Children, Disability & Social Welfare.
References