Henry Chimunthu Banda is a Malawian politician from Chipembere Village, in Nkhotakota

Nkhotakota

Nkhotakota is a town and one of the districts in the Central Region of Malawi. It is on the shore of Lake Malawi and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi. As of 2008, Nkhotakota had a population estimated at 33,150...

. He is the current speaker of house for the Malawi parliament and National Assembly of Malawi

National Assembly of Malawi

The unicameral National Assembly of Malawi is the country's legislative body. It consists of Members of Parliament from each constituency. They are more commonly addressed as "Members of Parliament" or "MP's"....

. He was elected in 2009 as the Chair of the 19 member Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, previously known as the Empire Parliamentary Association, is an organisation, of British origin, which works to support good governance, democracy and human rights...

, Africa region.

He is also a former Minister of Energy and Minister of Mining, Youth Sports and Culture.

Political Career

In 2004 he was appointed as the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture.
He is also a former Minister of Energy and Mining that helped to secure the Paladin Energy

Paladin Energy

Paladin Energy Ltd., formerly Paladin Resources Limited is Australia's second biggest sole uranium mining company behind Energy Resources of Australia, which is majority owned by mining giant Rio Tinto. It is headquartered in Perth, Australia....

 mining deal with Goodall Gondwe.. He also served as Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs.