President of Zambia

President of the Republic of Zambia
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Term length		5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Kenneth Kaunda
Formation	24 October 1964
Deputy	Vice President of Zambia


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The President of Zambia is the head of state and the head of government of Zambia. The office was first held by Kenneth Kaunda following independence in 1964. Since then the office has been held by four further people: Frederick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa, Rupiah Banda, and current President Michael Sata.

Since 31 August 1991 the President is also the head of government, as the position of Prime Minister was abolished in the last months of Kaunda's term.

The President of Zambia is elected to a term of 5 years.

1 Presidents of Zambia (1964–Present)
2 Footnotes
3 Latest election
4 Rank by time in office
5 See also
6 External links

Presidents of Zambia (1964–Present)

Parties

      United National Independence Party
      Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
      Patriotic Front

#	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Political Party
style="background:; color:white;"\| 1	Kenneth Kaunda (b. 1924)^[1]	24 October 1964	2 November 1991	United National Independence Party
style="background:; color:white;"\| 2	Frederick Chiluba (1943–2011)^[2]	2 November 1991	2 January 2002	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
style="background:; color:white;"\| 3	Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008)^[3]	2 January 2002	19 August 2008^[4]	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
style="background:; color:white;"\| —	Rupiah Banda (b. 1937) Acting President^[5]	29 June 2008	2 November 2008	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
style="background:; color:white;"\| 4	Rupiah Banda (b. 1937)^[6]	2 November 2008	23 September 2011	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
style="background:; color:white;"\| 5	Michael Sata (b. 1937)^[7]	23 September 2011	Incumbent	Patriotic Front

Footnotes

Latest election

Main article: Zambian general election, 2011

Rank by time in office

Rank	President	Time in office
1	Kenneth Kaunda	700127000-672960425627 years, 70009000065408-422089 days
2	Frederick Chiluba	700110000000004723210 years, 70016100032704-4899261 days
3	Levy Mwanawasa	70006000032704833926 years, 700223000-6729631904230 days
4	Rupiah Banda	700030000-67296416963 years, 700186000654085273686 days
5	Michael Sata (Incumbent)	70002000000000944642 years, 700231000-6729676608310 days

External links

World Statesmen - Zambia

Portal

Heads of state and government of Africa

Heads of state

UN member states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Other states	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Heads of government

UN member states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Other states	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Defunct states
and governments

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President of Zambia