Emmerson Mnangagwa Politician
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (born 15 September 1946) is a Zimbabwean politician who has been Vice-President of Zimbabwe since 2014. He was Minister of State Security from 1980 to 1988, Minister of Justice from 1988 to 2000, Speaker of Parliament from 2000 to 2005, Minister of Rural Housing from 2005 to 2009, Minister of Defense from 2009 to 2013, and has served as Minister of Justice since 2013.Mnangagwa is thought to be one of the most powerful figures in the ruling ZANU-PF party, head of the Joint Operations Command and a leading candidate to succeed Robert Mugabe. He was ZANU-PF's Secretary of Administration from July 2000 to December 2004 and became its Secretary for Legal Affairs in December 2004.On 10 December 2014,President Mugabe appointed Mnangagwa as Vice-President of Zimbabwe. In that post, Mnangagwa also continued to serve as Minister of Justice.
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| deputy | Biggie Matiza |
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| office | (Acting) Minister of Finance of Zimbabwe Minister of State Security of Zimbabwe Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of Zimbabwe Minister of Rural Housing and Social Amenities of Zimbabwe |
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