Lawrence Zimba
Zambian politician
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Lawrence Zimba (born 22 April 1955)[1] is a Zambian politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi from 2011 until 2013.
Lawrence Zimba | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi | |
| In office 2011–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Friday Malwa |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Musonda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1955 |
| Party | MMD, UPND |
| Profession | Agricultural mechanic |
Biography
Prior to entering politics, Zimba worked as an agricultural mechanic.[1] He contested the Kapiri Mposhi seat as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate in the 2011 general elections and was elected with a majority of 7,000.[2] However, defeated Patriotic Front candidate Eddie Musonda successfully challenged the result in the Supreme Court, resulting in a by-election on 23 April 2013.[3] By then Zimba had defected to the United Party for National Development (UPND) and was the UPND candidate in the by-election, losing by a margin of 1,144 votes to Musonda.[4]