Steve Dick Tennyson Matenje (born 17 February 1956 in Zomba) is a

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an civil servant and

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. A civil servant since 1980, Matenje had served as previously as the Solicitor General and Secretary of Justice. He has been the

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for Malawi since 30 November 2006. On September 10, 2010, Ambassador Matenje became

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, with additional accreditation to Canada, Mexico, Argentina, and Colombia on a nonresidential basis.

Education

Matenje earned his bachelor's degree in law from the

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in 1983. After

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, he received a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the

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with distinction, and a Certificate in legislative drafting in 1986 while then earning a

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degree in business law from

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in 1987.

Personal

He is the son of former cabinet minister,

Dick Matenje Dick Matenje (died 1983) was a former Malawian politician and cabinet minister. He was the secretary-general of the Malawi Congress Party. He was one of the 'Mwanza Four' who mysteriously died during the Kamuzu Banda regime. Death Matenje was Min ...

, who was one of the ' Mwanza Four'.

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Biography
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