Mutale Nalumango

W.K. Mutale Nalumango (born 1 January 1955) is a Zambian educator and politician. She currently serves as the 14th Vice President of Zambia, having been elected to the position in August 2021. Nalumango is only the second woman to hold this position, which is considered one of the most significant political roles in the country.

Career

Mutale, born in 1955 in Kaputa, Northern Rhodesia, is a teacher by profession. She served as Secondary Schools’ Teachers Union of Zambia vice-president before entering politics in 2001 and was elected as member of parliament for Kaputa constituency at the 2001 general election as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate.

After being re-elected as member of parliament for Kaputa in 2006, she stood for deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia and won unopposed, becoming the first female to hold that position. becoming only the second woman after her predecessor (Inonge Wina) to hold the position.