Sibongile Mwamba (born 11 July 1980 in Ndola, Zambia) is a Zambian politician and Member of Parliament for

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Constituency. She was elected to parliament in August 2021.

Early life and education

Mwamba was born in July 1980 in Ndola on the Copperbelt. She did her early childhood education at Little big horn and Tree tops Primary schools. She later attended Lake Road School High school and Woodmead High School in South Africa and the International School of South Africa. After high school education, Mwamba attended the American Hotel School and Allenby College. She has a diploma in diplomatic practice protocol and public relations as well as a certificate in hospitality, sales and marketing.

Politics

Mwamba is a member of the Patriotic Front, which she joined early in life. From 2011 to 2013 she served as a Diplomat at the Namibian High Commission in Windhoek where she was the First Secretary for trade. In 2016 she stood on the

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ticket in the Kasama Central parliamentary election but was unsuccessful. She was however adopted to contest for the Kasama Central Parliamentary Constituency in 2021 and was elected to parliament in August that year. However, her seat was unconstitutionally nullified by the Kasama High Court. The Constitutional court overruled the judgement, making her return to parliament. In the national assembly, she is a member of the parliamentary standing committee on Education, Science and Technology. She is a member of the parliamentary standing committee on national security and foreign affairs. She is a member of Parliamentary Caucus on Children's, Youth Caucus, SRHR Caucus. She is also the vice chairperson for Education committee and National Security.https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/concourt-dismisses-case-for-pf-mps/

Personal life

Mwamba has 4 children and is the daughter of former Zambian Defence minister Geoffrey Mwamba.

References

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