Harry Kalaba
Zambian politician (born 1976)
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Harry Kalaba (born 12 June 1976 in Mansa District, Luapula Province) is a Zambian politician and the current president for the Citizens First Party.[1] He had served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Zambia from March 2014 to January 2018.[2] He is a former member of Patriotic Front.[3] He served as the Member of Parliament for Bahati from August 2011 to February 2019.[4][5]
Edgar Lungu (2015–)
Harry Kalaba | |
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Kalaba in 2017 | |
| 25th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office March 2014 – January 2018 | |
| President | Michael Sata (2014) Edgar Lungu (2015–) |
| Preceded by | Wylbur Simuusa |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Malanji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1976 |
| Party | Patriotic Front (2011-2019)
Democratic Party (2019-2022) Citizens First party (2022- |
| Spouse | Irene Kalaba |
| Children | 3 |
After leaving the Patriotic Front party in 2019, he was chosen to stand as the presidential candidate at the 2021 Zambian general election for the Democratic Party.[6] In July 2022, he left the Democratic Party after several issues[7][8] and in October 2022, he became the president of the newly-created Citizens First Party.[1]