Felix Chipota Mutati (born 29 January 1959) is a

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

n politician and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party. He is also a member of the

UPND Alliance The UPND Alliance is a political coalition in Zambia, formed in 2021 to consolidate opposition parties ahead of the general elections. Led by the United Party for National Development (UPND), the alliance includes members such as the Movement fo ...

. As a member of the alliance, he was nominated as a Member of Parliament (MP) and was appointed the Minister of Technology and Science on 17 September 2021 by President

Hakainde Hichilema Hakainde Hichilema (born 4 June 1962), often known by his initials HH, is a Zambian businessman, farmer, and politician who is the seventh and current president of Zambia since 24 August 2021. After having contested five previous elections in ...

Political Career

Felix Mutati was elected as the Member of Parliament for Lunte constituency in three consecutive elections (

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

and

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

). Under the presidency of the

Movement for Multi-Party Democracy The Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) also known as New Hope MMD is a political party in Zambia. Originally formed to oust the previous government, MMD controlled an absolute majority in parliament between 1991 and 2001, when its past lead ...

(

Levy Mwanawasa Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (3 September 1948 – 19 August 2008) was the third president of Zambia. He served as president from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. Mwanawasa is credited with having initiated a campaign to rid the corrupti ...

and

Rupiah Banda Rupiah Bwezani Banda (19 February 1937 – 11 March 2022) was a Zambian politician who served as the fourth president of Zambia from 2008 to 2011, taking over from Levy Mwanawasa. Banda was an active participant in politics from early in the pres ...

), Mutati served as the Minister of Energy and Water Development from 2002 to 2004 and as Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry from 2004 to 2011. Under the presidency of

Edgar Lungu Edgar Chagwa Lungu (11 November 1956 – 5 June 2025) was a Zambian politician who served as the sixth president of Zambia from 26 January 2015 to 24 August 2021. Under President Michael Sata, Lungu served as Minister of Justice and Minister ...

, Mutati served as

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

from September 2016 to February 2018 and as Minister of Works and Supply from February 2018 to November 2018. On 12 October 2020, Mutati left the

and launched a new political party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Ahead of the 2021 general election, the MDC was one of the parties that joined the

and supported the presidency of Hakainde Hichilema, declaring that the MDC would not field its own candidate. After the UPND won that election, Mutati was appointed the Minister of Technology and Science and therefore received a nominated seat in

Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

References

External links

Website of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Zambia
Living people Members of the National Assembly of Zambia Zambian Christians 1959 births Movement for Multi-Party Democracy politicians Ministers of finance of Zambia Commerce, trade and industry ministers of Zambia Zambian accountants Works and Supply ministers of Zambia Energy ministers of Zambia {{Zambia-politician-stub Science ministers of Zambia