Paul Mavima
Zimbabwean politician
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Paul Mavima is Zimbabwe's Minister of Skills Audit and Development and a member of Zanu-PF.[1] He has also served as the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education and the Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education in the Emmerson Mnangagwa government.[2][3]
Paul Mavima | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Skills Audit and Development | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2023 | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | New Ministry |
| Member of Parliament for Gokwe Sengwa | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2013 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Shaddy Sai |
| Constituency | Gokwe Sengwa |
| Majority | 9,899 (58.4%) |
| Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare | |
| In office 8 November 2019 – 22 August 2023 | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Sekai Nzenza |
| Succeeded by | July Moyo |
| Minister of Primary and Secondary Education | |
| In office 4 December 2017 – 8 November 2019 | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Lazarus Dokora |
| Succeeded by | Cain Mathema |
| Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education | |
| In office 10 January 2014 – 4 December 2017 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Lazarus Dokora |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Moyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1963 |
| Party | ZANU-PF |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
Education and career
Mavima completed a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Florida State University in 1999. After finishing his Ph.D., he worked at the Florida Legislature's Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. He returned to Zimbabwe and was employed as the Principal Director in the government's Office of Deputy Prime Minister in 2009. He first ran for election in 2013.[4]
