Brenda Tambatamba

Brenda Tambatamba
Minister of Labour and Social Security
In office
7 September 2021 – 15 May 2026
PresidentHakainde Hichilema
Preceded byJoyce Nonde-Simukoko
Member of the National Assembly for Kasempa
Assumed office
August 2016
Preceded byKabinga Pande
Personal details
BornBrenda Mwika Tambatamba
(1961-04-29) 29 April 1961
PartyUnited Party for National Development
OccupationPolitician

Brenda Mwika Tambatamba (born 29 April 1961) is a Zambian politician. She has been a member of the National Assembly of Zambia for Kasempa since 2016.[1] She is a member of the United Party for National Development.[1] She was the Minister of Labour and Social Security[2] from September 2021[3][4] to May 2026.

Political Career

Brenda Tambatamba was the United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate in Kasempa constituency at the 2016 general election and she was elected.[1] She was the UPND candidate in Kasempa again at the 2021 general election and she was re-elected.[1]

After the UPND won the 2021 presidential election in August 2021, Tambatamba was appointed as the Minister of Labour and Social Security by President Hakainde Hichilema the following month.[2][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Brenda Mwika Tambatamba | National Assembly of Zambia". Parliament.gov.zm. 1961-04-29. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. 1 2 "President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed four women to serve as ministers in his major set of cabinet and provincial ministerial appointments. – Daily Nation". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  3. 1 2 gregkawere (2021-09-11). "Zambian President Hichilema's 1st cabinet – 25 ministers (21 males & 4 females)". Povo News. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  4. 1 2 "HH Names Full Cabinet, Appoints New BOZ Governor". Open Zambia. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2025-08-10.