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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is responsible for conducting foreign relations.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is responsible for conducting foreign relations.
The following is a list of Foreign Ministers of Zambia since the country gained independence in 1964: [1]
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Tenure |
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| 1 | Simon Kapwepwe (1922–1980) |  | 1964–1967 |
| 2 | Reuben Kamanga (1929–1996) | | 1967–1968 |
| 3 | Elijah Mudenda (1927–2008) | 1968–1969 | |
| 4 | Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021) |  | 1969–1970 |
| Moto Nkama (1937–1978) Minister of State | | ||
| (3) | Elijah Mudenda (1927–2008) | 1970–1973 | |
| 5 | Vernon Mwaanga (b. 1944) | | 1973–1975 |
| 6 | Rupiah Banda (1937–2022) |  | 1975–1976 |
| 7 | Siteke Mwale (1929–2010) | | 1976–1978 |
| 8 | Wilson M. Chakulya | | 1979–1980 |
| 9 | Lameck Goma (1930–2005) | | 1980–1986 |
| 10 | Luke Mwananshiku (1938–2003) | | 1986–1990 |
| 11 | Benjamin Mibenge (b. 1942) | | 1990–1991 |
| (5) | Vernon Mwaanga (b. 1944) | | 1991–1994 |
| 12 | Remmy Mushota (1953–2000) | | 1994–1995 |
| 13 | Christon Tembo (1944–2009) | | 1995–1996 |
| 14 | Lawrence Shimba (?–1999) | | 1996–1997 |
| 15 | Keli Walubita (b. 1943) | | 1997–2002 |
| 16 | Katele Kalumba (b. 1952) | | 2002 |
| 17 | Kalombo Mwansa (b. 1955) | | 2002–2005 |
| 18 | Ronnie Shikapwasha (1947–2024) | | 2005–2006 |
| 19 | Mundia Sikatana (1938–2012) | | 2006–2007 |
| 20 | Kabinga Pande (b. 1952) | | 2007–2011 |
| 21 | Chishimba Kambwili (b. 1969) | | 2011–2012 |
| 22 | Given Lubinda (b. 1963) | | 2012–2013 |
| 23 | Effron Lungu (b. 1952) | | 2013 |
| 24 | Wilbur Simuusa | | 2013–2014 |
| 25 | Harry Kalaba (b. 1976) |  | 2014–2016 |
| (25) | 2016–2018 | ||
| 26 | Joseph Malanji (b. 1965) |  | 2018–2021 |
| 27 | Stanley Kakubo (b. 1980) | | 2021–2023 |
| 28 | Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe (b. 1976) | | 2023–present |
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