About Gerry Chanda
Lived 1946 – 2021 (aged 75). Gerry Chanda was a Zambian politician.
Gerry Chanda (28 April 1946 – 11 July 2021) was a Zambian military pilot and politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kanyama from 2008 until 2016 and held several ministerial positions.
Biography Chanda served in the Zambian Air Force, reaching the rank of general. After leaving the military, he entered politics and was the Patriotic Front candidate in a by-election in Kanyama on 21 February 2008, following the death of incumbent MP and Patriotic Front member Henry Mtonga. Chanda was subsequently elected to the National Assembly with a majority of 441 votes. Following the elections, he was appointed Minister for Lusaka Province. the party chose Elizabeth Phiri as its candidate.
Chanda died at the Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka on 11 July 2021.
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Zambian politician
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Gerry Chanda was born on 28 April 1946.
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Gerry Chanda died on 11 July 2021 in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Gerry Chanda was a politician.
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Gerry Chanda was Zambian.
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