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Speaker Of The National Assembly Of Zambia
The speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia is a position established under Article 69(1) of the constitution. The speaker is elected by members of the Assembly from anyone eligible to be elected to the National Assembly, but cannot be a sitting member. History The post of speaker was first created on 10 November 1948 when the Governor appointed Thomas Spurgeon Page to preside over the Legislative Council following the 1948 general elections. Previously the Governor had also held the position of the President of the Legislative Council.Ng'ona Mwela Chibesakunda (2001) ''The Parliament of Zambia'', p26 The speakers of the Legislative Council were appointed by the Governor. Shortly after independence in 1964, appointed speaker of the renamed National Assembly Thomas Williams stepped down and was replaced by Wesley Nyirenda, who was the MP for Fort Jameson. Nyrienda remained a constituency MP. After Nyirenda resigned in 1968, speakers were appointed from outside the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker (politics)
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerford in the Parliament of England.Lee Vol 28, pp. 257,258. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the powers to discipline members who break the procedures of the chamber or house. The speaker often also represents the body in person, as the voice of the body in ceremonial and some other situations. A speaker usually presides the lower house. Different styles are employed to refer to those who preside upper houses or Senates. By convention, speakers are normally addressed in Parliament as "Mister Speaker" if a man, or "Madam Speaker" if a woman. In other cultures, other styles are used, mainly being equivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robinson Nabulyato
Robinson Mwaakwe Nabulyato (28 October 1916 – 12 September 2004) was a Zambian politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia between 1954 and 1958 and then Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia from 1968 until 1988 and again from 1991 until 1998. Biography Nabulyato was born in Banamwaze in 1916, and attended Methodist mission schools in Nanzila and Kafue.Ng'ona Mwela Chibesakunda (2001) ''The Parliament of Zambia'', p38 He later attended Chalimbana College, going on to work as a teacher. He joined the Northern Rhodesian Congress in 1948 and became its Secretary-General. In 1954 Nabulyato became a member of the Legislative Council after being appointed as one of the four African members, representing Southern Province. He contested the South-Western seat in the 1959 general elections, running as an independent against Congress leader Harry Nkumbula, but was heavily defeated. In 1968 Nabulyato was chosen as the Speaker of the Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chairs Of Unicameral Legislatures
A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest. It may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or upholstered in various colors and fabrics. Chairs vary in design. An armchair has armrests fixed to the seat; a recliner is upholstered and features a mechanism that lowers the chair's back and raises into place a footrest; a rocking chair has legs fixed to two long curved slats; and a wheelchair has wheels fixed to an axis under the seat. Etymology ''Chair'' comes from the early 13th-century English word ''chaere'', from Old French ("chair, seat, throne"), from Latin ("seat"). History The chair has been used since antiquity, although for many centuries it was a symbolic article of state and dignity rather than an article for ordinary use. "The chair" is still used as the emblem of authority in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom and Canada, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Legislative Speakers
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of '' The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly Mutti
Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti (born 30 August 1956) is a Zambian lawyer and the first woman to serve as the Speaker of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ... after being elected unopposed. On 5 October 2023 Mutti was awarded the Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the year 2023 Award at 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, in Accra, Ghana. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mutti, Nelly Living people Speakers of the National Assembly of Zambia University of Zambia alumni Academic staff of the University of Zambia 1956 births First women legislative speakers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Matibini
Patrick Matibini (born 20 July 1959) is a Zambian politician, lawyer and former judge. He has been Speaker of the National Assembly from 6 October 2011 until 3 September 2021. Career Matibini was born on 20 July 1959. He studied at the University of Zambia, where he obtained both a Bachelor and master's degree in Law and subsequently a PhD. Matibini has worked as a law professor at the university since 1993. He is a lawyer by profession. In 2002 Matibini worked with the Zambia Independent Media Association to draft three bills for the National Assembly, these being the Freedom of Information Bill, Independent Broadcasting Authority Bill, and Broadcasting Bill. In 2006 he published a book titled "The Struggle for Media Law Reforms in Zambia". Matibini was a judge at the High Court of Zambia. He was made a State Counsel by President Rupiah Banda in 2009. Political career The Patriotic Front (PF) nominated Matibini as Speaker of the National Assembly in October 2011. Zambian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amusaa Mwanamwambwa
Amusaa Katunda Mwanamwambwa (15 May 1940 – 21 October 2023) was a Zambian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly for Liuwa between 1991 and 1998, also holding several ministerial posts. In 1998 he became Speaker of the National Assembly, a post he held until 2011. Biography Mwanamwambwa was born in 1940 into a family from Imwambo in the Kalabo District. He attended Mukola Primary School between 1949 and 1953, after which he was educated at Libonda Middle School, Lukona Upper Primary School and Mongu Secondary School, before going to Munali Secondary School between 1960 and 1964.Ng'ona Mwela Chibesakunda (2001) ''The Parliament of Zambia'', p40 Whilst at Secondary School he joined the Youth Brigade of the United National Independence Party. After spending a year working as an Information Assistant at the Zambia Information Services, he enrolled at Middlebury College in the United States in 1965, earning a BA in political science in 1969. In 1970 he was appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fwanyanga Mulikita
Fwanyanga Matale Mulikita (24 November 1928 – 2 September 1998) was a Zambian politician. He held several ministerial positions during the late 1960s and 1970s, and was later Speaker of the National Assembly Biography Mulikita was born in Sefula in the Barotseland region of Northern Rhodesia in 1928.John Dickie & Alan Rake (1973) ''Who's Who in Africa: The political, military and business leaders of Africa'', African Development, pp600–601 He attended Barotseland National School for his primary education, before moving onto Munali Secondary School in Lusaka.Ng'ona Mwela Chibesakunda (2001) ''The Parliament of Zambia'', p39 He then attended the University of Fort Hare in South Africa, earning a BA. After obtaining a scholarship, he studied at Stanford and Columbia University in the United States, earning an MA in psychology. Upon returning to Northern Rhodesia, Mulikita worked as a teacher and an education officer. After taking a correspondence course in journalism he start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chipata Central of Eastern Province.Chipata Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers the city of Chipata in Chipata District Chipata District is a district of Zambia, located in Eastern Province. The capital lies at Chipata. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 327,059 people. National Assembly of Zambia List of MPs References {{Zambian constituencies Constituencies of the National Assembly of Zambia[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Zambia
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. The current National Assembly, formed following elections held in 2021, has a total of 166 members. 156 members are directly elected in single-member Constituency, constituencies using the simple plurality (or first-past-the-post) system. Eight additional seats are filled through President of Zambia, presidential appointment. The Speaker, first deputy speaker and the Vice President of Zambia, Vice President are also granted a seat in the assembly. Electoral system Of the 167 members of the National Assembly, 156 are elected by the first-past-the-post system in single-member constituencies, with a further eight appointed by the President and three others being ''ex-officio'' members: the Vice President, the Speaker and one deputy speakers (one elected from outside the National Assembly, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Nyirenda
Pillsbury Wesley Nyirenda was a Zambian politician and the first elected Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia 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. The current National Assembly, formed following elect ... after the it was renamed from Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia. He also as a member of parliament for Fort Jameson from 1964 to 1973 before the Seat was abolished and split into Chipata East, Chipata North and Chipata West. He was also the indigenous Zambian to be President of NOCZ taking over from George Crane in 1968. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nyirenda, Wesley 1924 births Speakers of the National Assembly of Zambia 2009 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Williams (Northern Rhodesian Speaker)
Sir Thomas Williams (1893 – 25 February 1967) was the last Speaker of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia. Biography Born in 1893, Williams was educated at Normanton Grammar School in Yorkshire between 1905 and 1911,''The University of Leeds Review'', Vol. 8–9, 1962, p175 before attending the University of Leeds.Ng'ona Mwela Chibesakunda (2001) ''The Parliament of Zambia'', p36 He later moved to South Africa, becoming head of Johannesburg Teachers College. In 1935 he was appointed Honorary Professor of Education by the University of the Witwatersrand, a position he held until 1949. After moving to Northern Rhodesia, Williams became Director of European Education in 1950. He held the post until 1955, when he was appointed Clerk of the Legislative Council. The following year he was made the Speaker after the retirement of Thomas Spurgeon Page. Having already received an OBE, Williams was knighted in the 1964 Birthday Honours. Following independence on 24 October 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
