The Ministry of Higher Education is a ministry in Zambia. It oversees university and vocational, training, science, technology and innovation and is headed by the Minister of Higher Education.

The current ministry was established in 2005 after being split from the Ministry of Education, which was renamed the Ministry of General Education.[1] It had existed previously as the Ministry of Science, Technology and Vocational Training. Prior to that, there had been a Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Education responsible for technical education.

List of ministers

Minister Party Term start Term end
Minister of Science, Technology and Vocational Training
Gabriel MakaMovement for Multiparty Democracy19931995
Enoch KavindeleMovement for Multiparty Democracy19961997
Abel ChambeshiMovement for Multiparty Democracy19992001
Abel ChambeshiMovement for Multiparty Democracy20022005
Peter DakaMovement for Multiparty Democracy20072009
Peter DakaMovement for Multiparty Democracy20102011
Minister of Higher Education
Nkandu LuoPatriotic Front20162019
Brian MushimbaPatriotic Front2019

Deputy ministers

Deputy Minister Party Term start Term end
Minister of State for Technical Education
Charles ThornicroftUnited National Independence Party19671968

References

  1. About us Ministry of Higher Education
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