Everton Chimulirenji
Vice President of Malawi from 2019 to 2020
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Everton Chimulirenji (born c. 1963)[1] is a Malawian politician. He served as the Vice President of Malawi under president Peter Mutharika after they won the 2019 elections. Chimulirenji was not well known before becoming Mutharika's running mate.[2] Chimulirenji's tenure was short, having served May 2019 to February 2020, when his vice-presidency was voided and he was replaced by his predecessor after the 2019 general election results were nullified.[2][3][4]
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Everton Chimulirenji | |
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Chimulirenji in 2019 | |
| Minister for Disaster Management | |
| In office 31 May 2019 – 28 June 2020 | |
| President | Peter Mutharika |
| Preceded by | Saulos Chilima |
| Vice President of Malawi De facto | |
| In office 31 May 2019 – 3 February 2020 | |
| President | Peter Mutharika |
| Preceded by | Saulos Chilima |
| Succeeded by | Saulos Chilima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Party | DPP |
Previously he was elected to the Parliament of Malawi in 2009. Later he served as Deputy Minister of Defence and then as Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development.[1]
In 2022 he was accused by Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau of the unauthorised ordering of a large quantity of fertiliser while he was the minister and de facto vice-president in 2020. He had ordered Wandika Phiri who was in charge of the country's prisons to make the order.[5] Prince Henderson who was a part owner of the fertiliser company was arrested for allegedly creating false documents.[5]
