Christine Kaseba
{{Short description|First Lady of Zambia from 2011 to 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Christine Kaseba
| image = Christine Kaseba.jpg
| caption = First Lady Kaseba in New York City in 21 September 2014
| order = 5th First Lady of Zambia
| term_label = In role
| term_start = September 23, 2011
| term_end = October 28, 2014
| predecessor = Thandiwe Banda
| successor = Charlotte Scott
| president = Michael Sata
| occupation =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1959 (62 years)
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| death_date =
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| spouse = Michael Sata (?–2014; his death)
| children =
| party = Patriotic Front
| alma_mater =
| office3 = Zambian Ambassador to France
| term_start3 = April 16, 2018
| office4 = WHO goodwill ambassador for doctors against gender violence
| term4 = 2012–2014
}}
Christine Kaseba is a Zambian physician, surgeon and politician who served as the First Lady of Zambia from September 2011 until her husband's death in October 2014. She is the widow of former President Michael Sata, who died in office on October 28, 2014. Kaseba made an unsuccessful bid for President of Zambia in the January 2015 special presidential election to succeed her husband.{{cite news |first=Delphine |last=Zulu |title=Zambia: Kaseba in |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201411200188.html |work=Times of Zambia (AllAfrica.com) |date=2014-11-19 |access-date=2016-08-21 |archive-date=22 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822152859/http://allafrica.com/stories/201411200188.html |url-status=live }}
She was appointed Zambian Ambassador to France on April 16, 2018.
File:Meeting with First Lady of Zambia, Dr Kaseba-Sata (8227932856).jpg
Biography
Kaseba was the second wife of Michael Sata, the country's president from 2011 to 2014.{{cite news |title=Michael Sata - obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11195960/Michael-Sata-obituary.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2014-10-29 |access-date=2016-08-21 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227110711/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11195960/Michael-Sata-obituary.html |url-status=live }} Christine Kaseba and Michael Sata had eight children together.{{cite news |first=David |last=Smith |title=Guy Scott takes interim role after Zambian president Sata's death |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/29/scott-president-interim-zambia-sata-death |work=The Guardian |date=2014-11-29 |access-date=2016-08-22 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309045757/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/29/scott-president-interim-zambia-sata-death |url-status=live }} Prior to marrying Kaseba, Sata had been married to his first wife, Margaret Manda.
Kaseba is a long-time physician and surgeon, specializing in gynecology and obstetrics, at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka. She served as the First Lady of Zambia from 2011 until the death of her husband, President Sata, on October 28, 2014. Kaseba was appointed a World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador against gender violence from 2012 to 2014.{{cite news |last1=Mwenya |first1=Mwape |title=Christine Kaseba: Juggling bilateral, multilateral duties |url=http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/christine-kaseba-juggling-bilateral-multilateral-duties/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |work=Zambia Daily Mail |date=2020-09-22 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026035221/http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/christine-kaseba-juggling-bilateral-multilateral-duties/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=World Health Assembly guest speakers focus on gender-based violence and newborn health |url=https://www.who.int/news/item/20-05-2014-world-health-assembly-guest-speakers-focus-on-gender-based-violence-and-newborn-health |website=World Health Organization |access-date=8 October 2022 |language=en |date=2014-05-20 |type=Press release |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019184229/https://www.who.int/news/item/20-05-2014-world-health-assembly-guest-speakers-focus-on-gender-based-violence-and-newborn-health |url-status=live }}
While serving as first lady, she led campaigns against Breast and Cervical cancer under the Forum for African First Ladies.{{cite news |title=Zambia: First Lady Dr. Kaseba in Maputo for conference |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2013/07/22/first-lady-dr-kaseba-in-maputo-for-conference/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |work=Lusaka Times |date=22 July 2013 |archive-date=28 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728075156/http://www.lusakatimes.com/2013/07/22/first-lady-dr-kaseba-in-maputo-for-conference/ |url-status=live }} She also significantly contributed to the 6th Stop Cervical Cancer in Africa (SCCA) conference held on July 24, 2012 in Zambia.{{cite news |title=The 6th stop cervical cancer in Africa conference (SCCA) wraps up in Zambia – Southern Africa Litigation Centre |url=https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/2012/07/25/the-6th-stop-cervical-cancer-in-africa-conference-scca-wraps-up-in-zambia/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |work=Southern Africa Litigation Centre |date=2012-07-25 |language=en-ZA |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129050817/https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/2012/07/25/the-6th-stop-cervical-cancer-in-africa-conference-scca-wraps-up-in-zambia/ |url-status=live }}
Kaseba announced her candidacy for President of Zambia shortly after her husband's death. She filed her nomination papers on November 18, 2014, to contest the January 2015 presidential by-election as a member of Sata's Patriotic Front (PF). Kaseba was one of nine to compete for the PF nomination for president.{{cite news |first=Clement |last=Malambo |title=Nine Candidates Compete for PF Presidential Ticket |url=http://zambiareports.com/2014/11/19/nine-candidates-compete-pf-presidential-ticket/ |work=Zambia Reports |date=2014-11-19 |access-date=2016-08-21 |archive-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128002529/https://zambiareports.com/2014/11/19/nine-candidates-compete-pf-presidential-ticket/ |url-status=live }} However, Kaseba and the other seven PF candidates lost their party's nomination to Edgar Lungu at the party's November general conference.{{cite news |first=Clement |last=Malambo |title=Edgar Lungu Wins PF Candidacy but Faces Challenges |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201411300266.html |work=Zambia Reports (AllAfrica.com) |date=2014-11-30 |access-date=2016-08-21 |archive-date=22 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822153751/http://allafrica.com/stories/201411300266.html |url-status=live }}
In 2016, it was speculated that Christine Kaseba might be chosen as the vice presidential running mate of UPND presidential nominee, Hakainde Hichilema, for the 2016 election.{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Adamu |title=It's Dr Kaseba-Sata For UPND Running Mate? |url=http://zambiareports.com/2016/06/01/its-dr-kaseba-sata-for-upnd-running-mate/ |work=Zambia Reports |date=2016-06-01 |access-date=2016-08-21 |archive-date=10 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710173044/https://zambiareports.com/2016/06/01/its-dr-kaseba-sata-for-upnd-running-mate/ |url-status=live }} Kaseba was not a member of UPND, but was seen as a potential counter to President Edgar Lungu's running mate, Inonge Wina, who is also a woman, on the presidential ticket. Former acting President Guy Scott reportedly tried to persuade Hichilema to pick Kaseba as his running mate. However, Hakainde Hichilema ultimately chose Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba as his running mate over Kaseba, Canisius Banda and other potential picks.{{cite news |title=HH picks GBM as his Running mate |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/06/03/hh-picks-gbm-running-mate/ |work=Lusaka Times |date=2016-06-03 |access-date=2016-08-21 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808094147/https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/06/03/hh-picks-gbm-running-mate/ |url-status=live }}
Kaseba serves on the Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries.{{cite web |title=Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control |url=https://hgei.harvard.edu/materials/ |website=Harvard Global Equity Initiative |publisher=Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |access-date=8 October 2022 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122073752/https://hgei.harvard.edu/materials/ |url-status=live }}
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