Charles Milupi
{{Short description|Zambian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Charles Milupi
| office = Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development
| term_start = 17 September 2021
| term_end =
| president = Hakainde Hichilema
| image = Charles Milupi meets Yasushi Furukawa 01.jpg
| caption = February 2025
| office2 =
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| term_end2 =
| office3 = Nominated Member of the National Assembly
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| term_start3 = 17 September 2021
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| party = Alliance for Democracy and Development; UPND Alliance
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1954|4|25}}
| birth_place = Zambia
| nationality = Zambian
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| predecessor = Vincent Mwale
| occupation = Politician
| successor =
| office4 = Member of the National Assembly for Luena
| term_end4 = 2011
| term_start4 = 2006
| predecessor4 = Chrispin Sibetta
| successor4 = Mwambwa Imenda
}}
Charles Milupi is a Zambian politician.{{Cite web |title=Charles Milupi {{!}} National Assembly of Zambia |url=https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/4161 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=www.parliament.gov.zm}} He is the current Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development of Zambia since September 17, 2021 and is a nominated member of parliament.{{Cite web |title=Ministers {{!}} National Assembly of Zambia |url=https://www.parliament.gov.zm/ministers |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=www.parliament.gov.zm}} He is the president of the Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) and the chairperson of the UPND Alliance.
Political career
Charles Milupi stood as an independent member of parliament (MP) for Luena constituency at the 2006 general election and won the seat.
On 14 May 2010, Milupi established his own party known as Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD){{Cite web |date=2010-05-15 |title=Zambia : Milupi gives up seat, joins ADD |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/05/15/milupi-seat-joins-add/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Lusaka Times |language=en-GB}} and thus could no-longer be an independent candidate. A by-election was held for the Luena MP seat, with Milupi contesting as the candidate for his newly-formed political party. He won the by-election and retained his parliamentary seat up until the end of the term in 2011.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-06 |title=Zambia : Milupi wins Luena seat on his party ticket |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/08/06/milupi-wins-luena-seat-party-ticket/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Lusaka Times |language=en-GB}} He participated in the 2011 general election as the presidential candidate for his party{{Cite web |date=2011-05-28 |title=Zambia : Charles Milupi to go it alone and contest presidency |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2011/05/28/charles-milupi-contest-presidency/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2011-08-13 |title=Zambia : It's ten presidential candidates for 2011 elections |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2011/08/13/ten-presidential-candidates-2011-elections/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |language=en-GB}} and got the fourth-highest amount of votes in a field of ten candidates with 0.9% of the vote.[https://www.elections.org.zm/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2011-Presidential-Election-Results.pdf 2011 Presidential Election Results - Electoral Commission of Zambia]
Ahead of the 2021 general election, the ADD was one of the parties that joined the UPND Alliance and Milupi was appointed as the chairperson of the alliance.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-14 |title=Opposition Alliance considering fielding single candidates for all positions – Milupi |url=https://diggers.news/local/2021/01/14/opposition-alliance-considering-fielding-single-candidates-for-all-positions-milupi/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Zambia: News Diggers! |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2021-03-04 |title=NDC an official UPND Alliance member, insists Milupi |url=https://diggers.news/local/2021/03/04/ndc-an-official-upnd-alliance-member-insists-milupi/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Zambia: News Diggers! |language=en-GB}} The alliance members decided to endorse Hakainde Hichilema of the UPND as their presidential candidate.{{Cite web |last=says |first=Anonymous |date=2020-02-07 |title=Opposition Alliance settling for HH as 2021 candidate |url=https://diggers.news/local/2020/02/06/opposition-alliance-settling-for-hh-as-2021-candidate/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Zambia: News Diggers! |language=en-GB}} After the UPND won that election, Milupi was appointed as the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development and therefore received a nominated seat in Parliament.
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Category:University of Zambia alumni
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