Gerry Chanda

Gerry Chanda (28 April 1946 – 11 July 2021) was a Zambian military pilot and politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kanyama from 2008 until 2016 and held several ministerial positions.

Gerry Chanda
Member of the National Assembly for Kanyama
In office
2008–2016
Preceded byHenry Mtonga
Succeeded byElizabeth Phiri
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
2015–2016
Minister for Muchinga Province
In office
2013–2015
Succeeded byMwimba Malama
Minister for Northern Province
In office
2012–2013
Minister for Lusaka Province
In office
2011–2012
Personal details
Born28 April 1946[1]
Died11 July 2021(2021-07-11) (aged 75)
Lusaka, Zambia
Political partyPatriotic Front
ProfessionPilot

Biography

Chanda served in the Zambian Air Force, reaching the rank of general. After leaving the military, he entered politics and was the Patriotic Front candidate in a by-election in Kanyama on 21 February 2008, following the death of incumbent MP and Patriotic Front member Henry Mtonga.[2] Chanda was subsequently elected to the National Assembly with a majority of 441 votes.[2]

Chanda was re-elected in the 2011 general elections, increasing his majority to over 10,000.[3] Following the elections, he was appointed Minister for Lusaka Province.[1] He subsequently became Minister for Northern Province in November 2012 and then Minister for Muchinga Province in March 2013.[1] In 2015 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.[1]

Although Chanda applied to stand as the Patriotic Front candidate in the 2016 general elections,[4] the party chose Elizabeth Phiri as its candidate.[5]

Chanda died at the Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka on 11 July 2021.[6]

References
  1. Col. Gerry Chanda (Rtd) National Assembly of Zambia
  2. Report on the Kanyama constituency by-election Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine FODEP
  3. 2011 National Assembly election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
  4. Kanyama constituency has developed during my tenure of office-Gerry Chanda Lusaka Times, 31 March 2016
  5. Prediction: Kanyama Takes Slight Swing Towards UPND Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Zambia Reports, 5 August 2016
  6. former Kanyama MP Col. Gerry Chanda Dies Zambian Observer, 11 July 2021
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