Charlotte Scott

Charlotte Harland Scott (born 13 November 1963) is a British-born Zambian economic and social development specialist who served as the First Lady of Zambia from October 2014 to January 2015 during the tenure of her husband, interim President Guy Scott. She had previously served as the Chief of Social Policy and Economic Analysis, Planning Monitoring and Evaluation for UNICEF Zambia from 2007 until 2012. In 2016, Scott contested the Lusaka Central seat in the National Assembly during the general election.

Early life and education Scott, the second of three daughters, was born Charlotte Harland to Robin and Janet Harland in Blackheath, London, on 13 November 1963. She was brought up in nearby Greenwich in southeast London. She is a member of the Church of England. Charlotte Scott applied to run for her husband's seat and was endorsed by the United Party for National Development (UPND) as the party's official nominee. On 18 July 2016, Scott and her supporters were attacked while campaigning in the Town Centre Market in Lusaka. Scott and her staff escaped unharmed, but their Toyota Land Cruiser suffered major damage during the attack. In line with the provisions of the constitution, Charlotte Scott petitioned the validity of the election. On 24 November 2016, the High Court of Zambia nullified the election of Mwanakatwe, on grounds of violence, corruption, mis-use of Government resources, discrimination / racism, and the actions of the Zambia Police in preventing Dr Scott from campaigning freely. The Constitutional Court subsequently ruled that Mwanakatwe maintains the seat pending appeal, but had not set a date for that appeal to be heard.