Theresa Gloria Mwale is a nurse who entered politics in Malawi

Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...

, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Health in 2009.

Theresa Gloria Mwale was born in 1947, and gained an MSc in Nursing Education and Management.
From 1973 to 1976 she worked as a nurse and manager in hospitals in the Nkhatabay and Chikhwawa districts.
From 1976 to 1987 she was a teacher at Zomba School of Nursing and Kamuzu College of Nursing.
Between 1987 and 2008, Mwale was a Health Advisor for Reproductive Women and New-Born Babies for the World Health Organization

World Health Organization

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...

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Mwale was elected Member of Parliament for the Mchinji West Constituency on a Democratic Progressive Party

Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi)

The Democratic Progressive Party is the ruling political party in Malawi. The party was formed in February 2005 by Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika after a dispute with the United Democratic Front....

(DPP) ticket on 19 May 2009.
She was appointed Deputy Minister of Health in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009.
After the Cabinet reshuffle of 9 August 2010, she was appointed Minister of Gender, Child & Community Development.