President of Zambia
| 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/ |
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.
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 of officeholders
[change | change source]- Political parties
- Status
Denotes acting president
- Symbols
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021) |
1968 1973[§] 1978[§] 1983[§] 1988[§] |
24 October 1964 | 2 November 1991 | 27 years, 9 days | UNIP |
| 2 | .jpg) |
Frederick Chiluba (1943–2011) |
1991 1996 |
2 November 1991 | 2 January 2002 | 10 years, 61 days | MMD |
| 3 |  |
Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008) |
2001 2006 |
2 January 2002 | 19 August 2008[†] | 6 years, 230 days | MMD |
| — |  |
Rupiah Banda (1937–2022) |
— | 19 August 2008 | 2 November 2008 | 75 days | MMD |
| 4 | 2008 | 2 November 2008 | 23 September 2011 | 2 years, 325 days | |||
| 5 | .jpg) |
Michael Sata (1937–2014) |
2011 | 23 September 2011 | 28 October 2014[†] | 3 years, 35 days | PF |
| — |  |
Guy Scott (1944–2026) |
— | 28 October 2014 | 25 January 2015 | 89 days | PF |
| 6 |  |
Edgar Lungu (1956–2025) |
2015 2016 |
25 January 2015 | 24 August 2021 | 6 years, 211 days | PF |
| 7 | .jpg) |
Hakainde Hichilema (born 1962) |
2021 | 24 August 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 331 days | UPND |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Presidential Emoluments (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 | Zambia Legal Information Institute". zambialii.org. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
