Harry Thomson

Harry Thomson (1934 – 6 June 2019 ), also known as "Clean Harry", was a Malawian politician. He was born in Zomba, the capital of Nyasaland (present day Malawi).

Personal life He was born to a family of 5 children. He had a Scottish grandfather and African, black grandmother, so the family referred to themselves as EuroAfrican which was the fashion of the time. Thomson served UDF for 17 years and stood for parliament in Chikwawa North.

After unanimous verdict by the UDF party's National Executive Committee (NEC) that Thomson take over the chairmanship of the party, Muluzi decided to override the decision. Thomson resigned from UDF in 2004 in protest over the nomination of President Bingu wa Mutharika joining the NDA. By May 2009, he resigned from active politics in Malawi.