Ronnie Shikapwasha
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Ronnie Shikapwasha | |
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| Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services | |
| In office 2008 – September 2011 | |
| President | Rupiah Banda |
| Preceded by | Vernon Mwaanga |
| Succeeded by | Given Lubinda |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office October 2006 – 2008 | |
| President | Levy Mwanawasa |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office January 2005 – October 2006 | |
| President | Levy Mwanawasa |
| Preceded by | Kalombo Mwansa |
| Succeeded by | Mundia Sikatana |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 9 February 2003 – January 2005 | |
| President | Levy Mwanawasa |
| Zambia Airforce Commander | |
| In office 1991 – 1 December 1997 | |
| President | Frederick Chiluba |
| Preceded by | Herbert Simutowe |
| Succeeded by | Sande Kayumba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Shikapwasha 25 December 1947 Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) |
| Died | 15 January 2024 (aged 76) Lusaka, Zambia |
| Citizenship |
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| Spouse | Jane Shikapwasha |
| Children | 8 |
| Profession | Christian |
Lieutenant General Ronald Shikapwasha (25 December 1947 – 15 January 2024) was a military officer and cabinet official from Zambia.[1]
Shikapwasha held that post from 2008 until his party, the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD,) lost the elections to the Patriotic Front in September 2011. A retired Lt General of the Zambia Air Force, he was previously the home affairs minister of Zambia, from 9 February 2003, until January 2005, when he switched positions with Kalombo Mwansa in a cabinet reshuffle and became foreign minister. He served as foreign minister for nearly two years, until another cabinet reshuffle in October 2006 which occurred after Levy Mwanawasa’s election to a second term as president. Shikapwasha returned to the position of home affairs minister and was replaced as foreign minister by agriculture minister Mundia Sikatana. Shikapwasha hailed from Zambia's Central Province and is believed to be a relative to the former First Lady of Zambia, Maureen Kakubo Mwanawasa.
