Esther Mcheka Chilenje

Esther Mcheka Chilenje is a Malawian politician from the Democratic Progressive Party. She was MP for Nsanje North from 2014 to 2021.[1]

Career

Mcheka Chilenje served as Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations.[2]

She was elected to Parliament in the 2014 general election and served as deputy speaker. On 19 June 2019, Catherine Gotani Hara was elected the first female Speaker of the National Assembly,[3] with 97 votes to 93, over Mcheka Chilenje.[4][5] She was defeated in a by-election in 2021.[6]

References
  1. An Interview with Dr. Esther Mcheka Chilenje, retrieved 2022-08-08
  2. Improving the Health Care in Malawi, retrieved 2022-08-08
  3. "No Madando, No Tippex:Malawi legislators elect MCP's Gotani Hara first woman speaker of parliament". Nyasa Times. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  4. Alfa Shaban, Abdur Rahman (19 June 2019). "Malawi parliament picks first woman speaker: Catherine Gotani Hara". Africa News. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. "Malawi parliament elects first ever female speaker". The New Times. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. "Prophet dupes former Minister and deputy Speaker of Parliament Esther Mcheka-Chilenje - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2022-08-08.


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