List of rulers of Zambia

List

Monarch

№	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign		Royal House
№	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign start	Reign end	Royal House
1	King George V (1865–1936)		12 September 1923	20 January 1936	Windsor
2	King Edward VIII (1894–1972)		20 January 1936	11 December 1936	Windsor
3	King George VI (1895–1952)		11 December 1936	6 February 1952	Windsor
4	Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)		6 February 1952	24 October 1964	Windsor

List of governors of Northern Rhodesia

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Monarch
1		Sir Herbert Stanley (1872–1955)	1 April 1924	25 July 1927	3 years, 115 days	George V
–		Richard Allmond Jeffrey Goode (1873–1953) Acting	25 July 1927	31 August 1927	37 days
2		Sir James Maxwell (1869–1932)	31 August 1927	1 December 1932	5 years, 92 days
3		Sir Ronald Storrs (1881–1955)	1 December 1932	7 January 1935	2 years, 37 days
4		Major Sir Hubert Winthrop Young (1885–1950)	7 January 1935	July 1938	3 years, 175 days	George V Edward VIII George VI
5		Sir John Maybin (1889–1941)	1 September 1938	9 April 1941†	2 years, 220 days	George VI
–		William Marston Logan (1889–1968) Acting	9 April 1941	16 October 1941	190 days
6		Sir John Waddington (1890–1957)	16 October 1941	16 October 1947	6 years
–		Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley (1899–1981) Acting	16 October 1947	19 February 1948	126 days
7		Sir Gilbert Rennie (1895–1981)	19 February 1948	8 March 1954	6 years, 17 days	George VI Elizabeth II
8		Alexander Williams (1903–1984)	8 March 1954	25 May 1954	78 days	Elizabeth II
9		Sir Arthur Benson (1907–1987)	25 May 1954	22 April 1959	4 years, 332 days
10		Sir Evelyn Hone (1911–1979)	22 April 1959	24 October 1964	5 years, 185 days

List of governors-general of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Monarch
1		The Lord Llewellin (1893–1957)	4 September 1953	24 January 1957†	3 years, 142 days	Elizabeth II
–		Sir Robert Clarkson Tredgold (1899–1977) Acting	24 January 1957	February 1957	8 days
–		Sir William Lindsay Murphy (1888–1965) Acting	February 1957	8 October 1957	249 days
2		The Earl of Dalhousie (1914–1999)	8 October 1957	May 1963	5 years, 205 days
–		Sir Humphrey Gibbs (1902–1990)	May 1963	31 December 1963	244 days

List of Prime Ministers of Zambia

Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party
Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021)	22 January 1964	24 October 1964	UNIP
Reuben Kamanga (1929–1996)	24 October 1964	October 1967	UNIP
Simon Kapwepwe (1922–1980)	October 1967	October 1970	UNIP
Mainza Chona (1930–2001)	October 1970	August 1973	UNIP
Mainza Chona (1930–2001)	25 August 1973	27 May 1975	UNIP
Elijah Mudenda (1927–2008)	27 May 1975	20 July 1977	UNIP
Mainza Chona (1930–2001)	20 July 1977	15 June 1978	UNIP
Daniel Lisulo (1930–2000)	15 June 1978	18 February 1981	UNIP
Nalumino Mundia (1927–1988)	18 February 1981	24 April 1985	UNIP
Kebby Musokotwane (1946–1996)	24 April 1985	15 March 1989	UNIP
Malimba Masheke (born 1941)	15 March 1989	31 August 1991	UNIP
Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008)	7 November 1991	3 July 1994	MMD
Godfrey Miyanda (born 1944)	4 July 1994	2 December 1997	MMD
Christon Tembo (1944–2009)	2 December 1997	April 2001	MMD
Enoch Kavindele (born 1950)	4 May 2001	29 May 2003	MMD
Nevers Mumba (born 1960)	29 May 2003	4 October 2004	MMD
Lupando Mwape (1950–2019)	4 October 2004	September 2006	MMD
Rupiah Banda (1937–2022)	9 October 2006	2 November 2008	MMD
George Kunda (1956–2012)	2 November 2008	23 September 2011	MMD
Guy Scott (born 1944)	23 September 2011	28 October 2014	PF
Inonge Wina (born 1941)	26 January 2015	24 August 2021	PF
Mutale Nalumango (born 1955)	24 August 2021	Incumbent	UPND

Officeholders

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office		Political party
#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political party
1		Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021)	1968 1973^[§] 1978^[§] 1983^[§] 1988^[§]	24 October 1964	2 November 1991	UNIP
—		Reuben Kamanga (1929–1996)		24 October 1965	24 October 1965
—		Simon Kapwepwe (1922–1980)		24 October 1967	24 October 1967
—		Mainza Chona (1930–2001)		24 October 1967	24 October 1967
—		Elijah Mudenda (1927–2008)		1975	1975
—		Daniel Lisulo (1930–2000)		1980	1980
—		Nalumino Mundia (1927–1988)		1985	1985
—		Kebby Musokotwane (1946–1996)		1987	1987
		Malimba Masheke (born 1941)		1991	1991
2		Frederick Chiluba (1943–2011)	1991 1996	2 November 1991	2 January 2002	MMD
—		Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008)		2 November 1993	2 November 1993
—		Godfrey Miyanda (born 1944)		4 July 1994	4 July 1994
—		Christon Tembo (1944–2009)		April 2001	April 2001
3		Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008)	2001 2006	2 January 2002	19 August 2008^[†]	MMD
—		Enoch Kavindele (born 1950)		2002	2002
—		Nevers Mumba (born 1960)		2003	2003
—		Lupando Mwape (1950–2019)		2006	2006
4		Rupiah Banda (born 1937)	2008	19 August 2008	23 September 2011	MMD
—		George Kunda (1956–2012)		23 September 2011	23 September 2011
5		Michael Sata (1937–2014)	2011	23 September 2011	28 October 2014^[†]	PF
6		Guy Scott (born 1944)	—	28 October 2014	25 January 2015	PF
7		Edgar Lungu (1956—2025)	2015	25 January 2015	9 March 2015	PF
—		Inonge Wina (born 1941)		9 March 2015	9 March 2015
8		Ngosa Simbyakula (1954–)	—	9 March 2015	29 March 2015	Independent
(7)		Edgar Lungu (1956—2025)	2015 2016	29 March 2015	24 August 2021	PF
9		Hakainde Hichilema (born 1962)	2021	24 August 2021	Incumbent	UPND
—		Mutale Nalumango (born 1955)	—	24 August 2021	28 August 2021	UPND

List of first ladies

#	First Lady	Term start	Term end
1	Betty Kaunda^[1]	24 October 1964^[1]	2 November 1991^[1]
2	Vera Tembo	2 November 1991	2000 (divorced in 2001)^[2]
No First Lady/office vacant; Vera Tembo is divorced in 2001 but she is out of power as first lady of Zambia in 2000s.		2000	2001
-	Verocia Chiluba	2001	2 January 2002
3	Maureen Mwanawasa	2 January 2002	19 August 2008
4	Thandiwe Banda^[3]	29 June 2008	23 September 2011
5	Christine Kaseba	23 September 2011	28 October 2014
-	Charlotte Scott	28 October 2014	26 January 2015
6	Esther Lungu	26 January 2015	24 August 2021
7	Mutinta Hichilema	24 August 2021	Incumbent

Related pages

First Lady of Zambia
Vice-President of Zambia
Governor of Northern Rhodesia
Prime Minister of Zambia
Lists of office-holders
List of current heads of state and government

References

1 2 3 Udoh, Nse (2012-09-19). "Founding First Lady Betty Kaunda Passes Away at 84". Zambia Reports. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
↑ Simwanza, Obert (2011-06-18). "Zambia's ex-president Chiluba dies". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 2012-09-19.
↑ Warunga, Joseph (2010-05-17). "Meeting the first ladies of Africa". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-07-30.

Other websites

[zr-1] 1 2 3 Udoh, Nse (2012-09-19). "Founding First Lady Betty Kaunda Passes Away at 84". Zambia Reports. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-09-19.

[independent-2] Simwanza, Obert (2011-06-18). "Zambia's ex-president Chiluba dies". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 2012-09-19.

[bbc-3] Warunga, Joseph (2010-05-17). "Meeting the first ladies of Africa". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-07-30.

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