Giles Mutsekwa (14 September 1948 – 27 June 2022) was a Zimbabwean politician. He was appointed to the

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as one of two co-ministers of Home Affairs by Prime Minister

Morgan Tsvangirai Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (; ; 10 March 1952 – 14 February 2018) was a Zimbabwean politician who was Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013. He was president of the Movement for Democratic Change, and later the Movement for Democrati ...

in February 2009 and sworn into office on 13 February. He concurrently served as secretary for Security and Intelligence of the MDC-T, and served as MP for

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North from 2000 to 2008. In 2010, he was reassigned and became Minister for Housing.

Background

Earlier in his political career, he was a member of

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and the Manicaland Provincial Chairman. He also joined The Democratic Party and was a founder member and National Chairman. He was also a trained soldier with various military awards, which include General Service Medal – Bronze Cross of Zimbabwe. He has held several posts in the army including the post of Officer CADET (UK) 1978–1979 and in 1983 he was promoted to the rank of captain. He also participated in the Military campaigns of Mozambique between 1982–86. He was one of the most senior MDCT members in Manicaland. He died from COVID-19 in 2022.

References

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