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The members of the National Assembly of Zambia from 2021 until 2026 were elected in the 2021 Zambian general election. [1]
The National Assembly is Zambia 's unicameral legislative body. Between 1972 and 1990, Zambia was a one-party state with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the sole legal party. [1] The current National Assembly, formed following elections held in 2021, has a total of 166 members. 156 members are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple plurality (or ...
Politics of Zambia. The politics of Zambia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president of Zambia is head of state, head of government and leader of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government, while legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.
The Cabinet of Zambia is the executive body of the government of Zambia, responsible for the administration and implementation of national policies and laws. Comprising ministers appointed by the President, the Cabinet advises the President on key issues and oversees various government departments and ministries.
The members of the National Assembly of Zambia from 2016 until 2021 were elected on 11 August 2016. They consisted of 156 elected members, eight members appointed by the President, the Speaker and the Vice-President. The elected members included 80 from the Patriotic Front, 58 from the United Party for National Development, three from the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, one from the Forum ...
1973. Zambia became a one-party state after the enacting of the 1973 constitution. [7] The number of constituencies was increased to 125. [8] 125. 1973, [9] 1978, [10] 1983 [11] and 1988 [12] 1990, 1991. Zambia returned to being a multi-party democracy in 1990 [7] and the number of constituencies was increased to 150, in 1991.
The members of the National Assembly of Zambia from 2011 until 2016 were elected on 20 September 2011. They consisted of 150 elected members, eight members appointed by the President and the Speaker. [1]
Nkombo was first elected as an MP in the 2006 Zambian general election representing Mazabuka Central in the National Assembly as a member of the United Party for National Development. He was again elected MP in the 2011, 2016 and 2021 Zambian general elections. [2] In September 2021, [3] Nkombo was appointed Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.[4][5]