Kalombo Mwansa
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Kalombo Mwansa is the Defense minister of Zambia
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of Zambia from July 19, 2002 until January 2005, when he switched positions with Ronnie Shikapwasha
in a cabinet reshuffle and became home affairs minister until August 2005, when he became mines and development minister in another cabinet reshuffle. He became home minister again after the 2008 presidential election, serving from November 18, 2008, until July 2009 when he became Defense Minister in another cabinet reshuffle.
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
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Political career
Kalombo Mwansa became Zambia's Defense Minister on July 9, 2009. He was previously the foreign ministerForeign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
of Zambia from July 19, 2002 until January 2005, when he switched positions with Ronnie Shikapwasha
Ronnie Shikapwasha
Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha is the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services of Zambia. He has held that post since 2008...
in a cabinet reshuffle and became home affairs minister until August 2005, when he became mines and development minister in another cabinet reshuffle. He became home minister again after the 2008 presidential election, serving from November 18, 2008, until July 2009 when he became Defense Minister in another cabinet reshuffle.