List of Presidents 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 1991, when Kaunda left the Presidency, the office has been held by five further people: Frederick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa, Rupiah Banda, Michael Sata, and current President Edgar Lungu. In addition, Acting President Guy Scott served in an interim capacity after the death of 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.
Contents
Presidents of Zambia (1964–present)
- Parties
United National Independence Party (UNIP)
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD)
Patriotic Front (PF)
- Key
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
| № | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Took office | Left office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Kenneth Kaunda (1924–) |
1968 1973[§] 1978[§] 1983[§] 1988[§] |
24 October 1964 | 2 November 1991 | UNIP |
| 2 | Frederick Chiluba (1943–2011) |
1991 1996 |
2 November 1991 | 2 January 2002 | MMD | |
| 3 |  |
Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008) |
2001 2006 |
2 January 2002 | 19 August 2008 (died in office) |
MMD |
| — |  |
Rupiah Banda (1937–) Acting President[1] |
— | 29 June 2008 | 2 November 2008 | MMD |
| 4 | Rupiah Banda (1937–) |
2008 | 2 November 2008 | 23 September 2011 | ||
| 5 | 80px | Michael Sata (1937–2014) |
2011 | 23 September 2011 | 28 October 2014 (died in office) |
PF |
| — |  |
Guy Scott (1944–) Acting President[2] |
— | 28 October 2014 | 25 January 2015 | PF |
| 6 |  |
Edgar Lungu | 2015 | 25 January 2015 | Incumbent | PF |
Footnotes
Latest election
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Rank by time in office
| Rank | President | Time in office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Kaunda | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
| 2 | Frederick Chiluba | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
| 3 | Levy Mwanawasa | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
| 4 | Rupiah Banda | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
| 5 | Michael Sata | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
| 6 | Edgar Lungu | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
See also
External links
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