Otria Moyo Jere (born 1959) is a politician who was appointed Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology in the

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in June 2009. Otria Moyo Jere was born in 1959. She attended the

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, Chancellor College, graduating in 1985 with a Bachelor of Education degree. From 1985 to 1999 she was a school teacher and headmistress. In 1999 she became a subject officer with the Malawi National Examinations Board. She returned to Chancellor College, obtaining a master's degree in 2007 in Education Testing, Measurement and Evaluation. Jere owns a poultry and farming business, and owns rental properties in

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. Jere became active in politics in 2007. in the May 2009 elections she was elected MP for Kasungu West Constituency on the

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platform. In the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Education, responsible for Higher Education, Science & Technology. She retained this post in the cabinet shuffle of 9 August 2010.

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Photo: Mrs Otria Moyo Jere - Deputy Minister-MoEST
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