Esther Lungu
| Esther Lungu | |
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| First Lady of Zambia | |
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Assumed office January 25, 2015 |
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| President | Edgar Lungu |
| Preceded by | Charlotte Scott |
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| Born | 2 June 1961 |
| Political party | Patriotic Front |
| Spouse(s) | Edgar Lungu |
| Children | 6 |
Esther Nyawa Lungu (born 2 June 1961) is a Zambian public figure and politician who has held the position of the First Lady of Zambia since January 25, 2015. She is the wife of Zambian President Edgar Lungu.
Esther Lungu was born to parents, Agnes and Island Phiri, who were originally from the country's Eastern Province. Lungu was raised Catholic, but she and her husband are now practicing Baptists. She has been married to Edgar Lungu, with whom she has six children, for more than thirty years.
In 2015, she traveled to the United States for a series of First Ladies' and women's summits and meetings at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, Texas, and the United Nations in New York City. Lungu spoke as an panelist at the Invest in Women in Dallas, which was moderated by Cherie Blair.
Lungu has campaigned against child marriage during her tenure as First Lady. She is the Chairman and mentor of Esther Lungu Foundation formed on December 2015 to empower women and children of Zambia.
Esther Lungu was born on 2 June, to Agnes and Island Phiri, who were originally from the country's Eastern Province. Lungu was raised Catholic, but she and her husband are now practicing Baptists. In her own words, "When we first met, Edgar had his UCZ hymn books while I had my catholic catechism books, until we eventually found common ground in the Baptist faith." She has been married to Edgar Lungu, with whom she has six children, for more than thirty years.
Edgar Lungu became a junior minister in 2011, Minister of Home affairs on 9 July 2012 and Defence minister on 24 December 2013 from the United Party for National Development. Lungu was adopted as the candidate for the Patriotic Front during the January 2015 presidential by-election, following Sata's death. He narrowly defeated the opposition candidate and was sworn-in as the President of Zambia on 25 January 2015 and his wife Esther became the First Lady of Zambia.
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