The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Malawi provides legal advice and services to the government's ministries and departments, as well as the general public. The Ministry represents the government in civil litigation cases and prosecute criminal cases on behalf of the State, drafts legislation, and vets agreements and treaties on behalf of the government. The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs contains the following departments: * The Attorney General’s Chambers * Solicitor General's Chambers * Directorate of Public Prosecutions * Department of Registrar General * Department of Administrator General The ministry follows the direction of the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, and is under the supervision of the Solicitor General and Secretary for Justice. It was not uncommon for the Minister of Justice to serve simultaneously as the Attorney General. The current Minister of Justice is Titus Mvalo with Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda as the Attorney General.

List of ministers of justice (mainly post-independence in 1964)

* Alan Munro (1957–1963) *

Orton Chirwa Orton Chirwa (30 January 1919 – 20 October 1992) was a lawyer and political leader in colonial Nyasaland and after independence became Malawi's Minister of Justice and Attorney General. After a dispute with Malawi's autocratic President Hasti ...

(1964) ''1st Malawi-born Minister of Justice and Attorney General* Bryan C. Roberts (1965–1973) inister of Justice and Attorney General* H. Kamuzu Banda (1973–1991) * Friday Makuta (1992–1993) * Lovemore Munlo (1993–1994) * Wehnam Nakanga (1994–1995) * Collins Chizumira (1995–1996) *

Cassim Chilumpha Cassim Chilumpha (born 29 November 1959) is a Malawian politician who was Vice-President of Malawi from June 2004 to May 2009. Later, under President Joyce Banda, he was appointed as Minister of Energy and Mining in April 2012. Early life Chilu ...

(1996–1998) * Peter H. Fachi (1999–2003) *

Henry Dama Phoya Henry Dama Phoya is a former Member of Parliament for Malawi's Blantyre Rural East, Minister of Lands and Housing and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Malawi. He was kicked out of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after opposing th ...

(2007–2008) *

Peter Mutharika Arthur Peter Mutharika (born 18 July 1940) is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice, specialising in international economic law, inter ...

(2009) *

George Chaponda George T. Chaponda (born 1 November 1942) is a Malawian career diplomat and politician who served as Malawi's Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development from 2016 to 2017. He is a founding member of the ruling Democratic Progress ...

(2010–2011) *

Ephraim Chiume Ephraim Mganda Chiume (born 1953) is a politician who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2012 in the cabinet of Malawi (until 2014). He was formerly Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment, and then served as J ...

(2011–2012) *

Ralph Kasambara Ralph Kasambara is a Malawian lawyer, who served as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General since April 2012. He also served as the former Attorney General under the administration of Bingu wa Mutharika during the early part of the administra ...

(2012–2013) *

Samuel Tembenu Samuel Tembenu (born 1973) is a Malawian politician and educator who was former Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Malawi from 2014 to 2019. He is a Member of Parliament for Dedza North East Constituency. He was preceded by Bright ...

(2014–2019){{Cite book, url=https://www.registrargeneral.gov.mw/events/tisc/minister.html, title=Malawi Government, website=www.registrargeneral.gov.mw, language=en-gb, access-date=2021-04-27 *

Bright Msaka Bright Msaka is a Malawian politician and educator. He was the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development of Malawi, having been appointed to the position in 2014 by former president of Malawi Peter Mutharika Arthur Peter Mutharika (bor ...

(2019–2020) *

Titus Mvalo Titus Caesar Vespasianus ( ; 30 December 39 – 13 September 81 AD) was Roman emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death. Before becoming emperor, Titus gained renown as a mili ...

(2020–present)

References

Justice ministries Government of Malawi Attorneys-General of Malawi

List of ministers of justice (mainly post-independence in 1964)

See also

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