Christopher Mutsvangwa
| Christopher Mutsvangwa | |
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| Chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association | |
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Assumed office 15 November 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Jabulani Sibanda |
| Minister for War Veterans | |
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In office 11 December 2014 – 4 March 2016 |
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| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | New post |
| Succeeded by | Tshinga Dube |
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Member of Parliament for Norton |
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In office 31 July 2013 – 19 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Musumbu |
| Succeeded by | Temba Mliswa |
| Majority | 1,232 (5.9%) |
| Zimbabwean Ambassador to China | |
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In office 17 December 2002 – 1 December 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Lucas Tavaya |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Shava |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Christopher Hatikure Mutsvangwa 24 May 1955 Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Political party | ZANU-PF (suspended) |
| Spouse(s) | Monica Parirenyatwa |
| Education |
University of Rhodesia Boston University (BS) St. John's University (MBA) |
Christopher Hatikure Mutsvangwa (born 24 May 1955) is a Zimbabwean politician, diplomat and businessman. A veteran of the Rhodesian Bush War, Mutsvangwa served the government of independent Zimbabwe and the ZANU-PF party in a number of roles, including as Director-General of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, Ambassador to China, head of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, and Veterans' Welfare Minister.
In March 2016 he was suspended from ZANU-PF for 3 years for "gross misconduct and disloyalty" and fanning factionalism in the party. He has been accused of being a key figure in the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'etat.
Christopher Hatikure Mutsvangwa was born on 24 May 1955 at Salisbury Central Hospital in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare). He spent his early childhood in the Salisbury suburb of Mbare before returning to his family's home region near Chief Nyamweda, Mashonaland Central. He did his primary education at Masawi and Marirangwe schools, and began his secondary studies at Kutama College before completing his A-Levels at Penhalonga Secondary School.
Mutsvangwa was among just seven black students selected to enter the Faculty of Law of the then University of Rhodesia in 1975, but left shortly thereafter to join ZIPRA in Mozambique. He later completed his university education in the United States, receiving a BS in Management and Information Systems from Boston University in 1984 and an MBA from St. John's University in 1990.
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