Chitalu Chilufya
{{short description|Zambian physician and politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Chitalu Chilufya
|image = The Zambian minister of Health Addresses the Zambian citizens about Corona Virus and encourages Zambians to stay indoors.jpg
|caption = Chitalu Chilufya in March 2020.
|office = Minister of Health
|term = August 2016 – January 2021
|predecessor = Joseph Kasonde
|successor = Jonas Chanda
|office2 = Deputy Minister of Health
|term_start2 = 2015
|term_end2 = 2016
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|office3 = Member of the Member of the National Assembly for Mansa Central
|term_start3 = 2013
|term_end3 =
|predecessor3 = Kennedy Sakeni
|successor3 =
|party = Patriotic Front
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|7|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Zambia
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|occupation = Physician
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Chitalu Chilufya (born 15 July 1972) is a Zambian physician and politician. He is currently a Member of the National Assembly for Mansa Central. He was Minister of Health from August 2016 to January 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-10|title=Minister Chitalu Chilufya fired|url=https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/minister-chitalu-chilufya-fired/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Zambian Watchdog|language=en-GB}}
Biography
Chilufya grew up in the Kaunda Square area of Lusaka.{{cite news|url=https://mwebantu.news/meet-leader-profile-hon-dr-chitalu-chilufya/|title=Meet your leader: Profile of Hon. Dr Chitalu Chilufya|publisher=Mwebantu News|date=17 August 2017|accessdate=2018-04-05}} He studied medicine at the University of Zambia and worked as a physician.[http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/3340 Chitalu Chilufya] National Assembly of Zambia He was chosen as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate to contest the Mansa Central seat in the 2011 general elections. However, he was defeated by Kennedy Sakeni of the Patriotic Front.[http://www.elections.org.zm/media/28092011_2011_national_assembly_elections_results.pdf 2011 National Assembly election results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044228/http://www.elections.org.zm/media/28092011_2011_national_assembly_elections_results.pdf |date=2016-03-05 }} Electoral Commission of Zambia Sakeni died in 2013 and Chilufya was adopted as the Patriotic Front candidate for the subsequent by-election, despite the party having labelled him as a thief in the 2011 election campaign,{{cite web|url=https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/pf-setlles-for-mmd-thief-in-mansa-by-election/|title=PF {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|setlles}} for MMD 'thief' in Mansa by-election|publisher=Zambia Watchdog|date=15 October 2013|accessdate=2018-04-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064134/https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/pf-setlles-for-mmd-thief-in-mansa-by-election/|archive-date=2018-03-26 }} and was elected to the National Assembly with an 8,392-vote majority.[http://www.elections.org.zm/media/mansa.pdf Results for Mansa Central parliamentary and seven (7) local government by elections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714021511/http://www.elections.org.zm/media/mansa.pdf |date=2015-07-14 }} Electoral Commission of Zambia
In February 2015 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Health. After retaining his seat in the 2016 general elections and increasing his majority to over 22,000,[https://www.elections.org.zm/results/2016_national_assembly_elections/constituency/mansa_central Candidate results for Mansa Central]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Electoral Commission of Zambia he was promoted to Minister of Health.
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Category:University of Zambia alumni
Category:Members of the National Assembly of Zambia
Category:Health ministers of Zambia
Category:Movement for Multi-Party Democracy politicians
Category:Patriotic Front (Zambia) politicians
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