Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Zimbabwe)
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Zimbabwe is a cabinet ministry of Zimbabwe, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 18 April 1980 |
| Jurisdiction | Zimbabwe |
| Headquarters | 4240 Munhumutapa Building Samora Machel Avenue / Sam Nujoma Street, Harare |
| Minister responsible |
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| Ministry executives |
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| Parent department | Government of Zimbabwe |
| Website | Official Ministry website |
The current Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is Frederick Shava. He was appointed by President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, being sworn in on 2 March 2021.[1][2]
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List of ministers
editThe following is a list of Foreign Ministers of Zimbabwe and its historical antecedents since 1953:[3]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963) | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sir Godfrey Huggins (1883–1971) |
7 September 1953 – 18 December 1953 | Minister of External Affairs and Defence |
| 18 December 1953 – 2 November 1956 | Minister of External Affairs | |||
| 2 | 
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Sir Roy Welensky (1907–1991) |
2 November 1956 – 31 December 1963 | |
| Southern Rhodesia (1964–1965) | ||||
| 1 | 
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Winston Field (1904–1969) |
1 January 1964 – 14 April 1964[4] | Minister of External Affairs and Defence |
| 2 | 
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Ian Smith (1919–2007) |
14 April 1964 – 8 May 1964[4] | |
| 8 May 1964 – 28 August 1964 | Minister of External Affairs | |||
| 3 | 
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Clifford Dupont (1905–1978) |
28 August 1964 – 17 November 1965[4] | |
| Rhodesia (1965–1979, an unrecognised state) | ||||
| — |
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Ian Smith (1919–2007) Acting |
17 November 1965 – 1966 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 4 | 
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The Duke of Montrose (1907–1992) |
31 December 1966 – 11 September 1968 | |
| 5 |
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Jack Howman (1919–2000) |
September 1968 – 31 July 1974 | |
| 6 |
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P. K. van der Byl (1923–1999) |
2 August 1974 – 1 June 1979 | |
| Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979, an unrecognised state) | ||||
| 1 |
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David Mukome (c. 1942–2020) |
1 June 1979 – 11 December 1979 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Zimbabwe (since 1980, a recognised state) | ||||
| 1 |
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Simon Muzenda (1922–2003) |
18 April 1980 – 1 January 1981 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2 |
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Witness Mangwende (1946–2005) |
1 January 1981 – 22 December 1987 | |
| 3 |
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Nathan Shamuyarira (1928–2014) |
22 December 1987 – 15 March 1995 | |
| 4 |
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Stan Mudenge (1941–2012) |
15 April 1995 – 14 April 2005 | |
| 5 | 
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Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (born 1945) |
15 April 2005 – 9 October 2017 | |
| 6 | 
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Walter Mzembi (born 1964) |
9 October 2017 – 27 November 2017 | |
| — |
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Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (born 1945) Acting |
27 November 2017 – 30 November 2017 | |
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Sibusiso Moyo (1960–2021) |
30 November 2017 – 20 January 2021 | Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
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Amon Murwira (born 1970) Acting |
20 January 2021 – 2 March 2021 | |
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Frederick Shava (born 1949) |
2 March 2021 – present | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Machivenyika, Farirai (8 February 2021). "JUST IN: President makes Ministerial appointments". The Herald. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Frederick Shava sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs". The Zimbabwe Mail. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Foreign ministers S–Z". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ a b c http://ir.uz.ac.zw/jspui/bitstream/10646/3684/1/Willson_Holders_of_Administrative_and_Ministerial_office_1894_1964.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
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