President of Zambia
The president of Zambia is the head of state and the head of government of Zambia. The office was first held by Kenneth Kaunda following independence in 1964.
| President of the Republic of Zambia | |
|---|---|
 Presidential Flag | |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Kenneth Kaunda |
| Formation | 24 October 1964 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Zambia |
| Salary | 63,100 USD annually[1] |
| Website | https://www.sh.gov.zm/ |
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Since 31 August 1991 the president is also the head of government, as the position of Prime Minister was abolished in the last months of Kaunda's presidential term.
The president is elected for a term of five years.
List
Key
- Political parties
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- Symbols
Denotes Vice President acting as President
- § Elected unopposed
- † Died in office
Officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| 1 | 
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Kenneth Kaunda
(1924–2021) |
1968 | 24 October 1964 | 2 November 1991 | UNIP |
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Frederick Chiluba
(1943–2011) |
1991 | 2 November 1991 | 2 January 2002 | MMD |
| 3 | 
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Levy Mwanawasa
(1948–2008) |
2001 | 2 January 2002 | 19 August 2008[†] | MMD |
| 4 | 
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Rupiah Banda
(born 1937) |
2008 | 19 August 2008 | 23 September 2011 | MMD |
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Michael Sata
(1937–2014) |
2011 | 23 September 2011 | 28 October 2014[†] | PF |
| 6 | 
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Guy Scott
(born 1944) |
— | 28 October 2014 | 25 January 2015 | PF |
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Edgar Lungu
(1956—2025) |
2015 | 25 January 2015 | 9 March 2015 | PF |
| 8 | Ngosa Simbyakula
(1954–) |
— | 9 March 2015 | 29 March 2015 | Independent | |
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Edgar Lungu
(1956—2025) |
2015 | 29 March 2015 | 24 August 2021 | PF |
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Hakainde Hichilema
(born 1962) |
2021 | 24 August 2021 | Incumbent | UPND |
President Of Zambia Media
The President of Zambia Kenneth David Kaunda
Frederick Chiluba on February 3, 1994 (cropped)
IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo meeting with The Republic of Zambia's President H. E Levy Patric Mwanawasa
Brasília - O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recebe o presidente da Zâmbia, Rupiah Bwezani Banda, no Palácio do Planalto. (Antonio Cruz/ABr)
Michael Chilufya Sata on April 2, 2014 (cropped)
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Edgar Lungu, 26 july 2018 (cropped)
Hakainde Hichilema 2022 (cropped)
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References
- ↑ "Presidential Emoluments (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 | Zambia Legal Information Institute". zambialii.org. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
