Francis Nhema (born 17 April 1959) is a

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an politician, who served as Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment from 2013 to 2014.

History and biography

He previously was Minister of the Environment and Tourism. He is MP of the

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District. He was educated at

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. He benefited from the seizure of land from white farmers, taking over a 10 km² farm, Nyamanda, in the

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district about 200 km north of

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, from farmer Chris Shepherd. During his tenure as Minister for the Environment, national parks have suffered greatly from poaching. He was elected on 11 May 2007 to head the

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. When the

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– Movement for Democratic Change

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was sworn in on 13 February 2009, Nhema was included in the Cabinet as Minister of the Environment. He was put on the

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list in 2003.Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.
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References

1959 births Living people Government ministers of Zimbabwe Alumni of the University of Strathclyde ZANU–PF politicians Members of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe {{Zimbabwe-politician-stub