Guy Scott
| Guy Scott | |
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| President of Zambia | |
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In office 29 October 2014 – 25 January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Sata |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Lungu |
| 12th Vice President of Zambia | |
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In office 23 September 2011 – 29 October 2014 |
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| President | Michael Sata |
| Preceded by | George Kunda |
| Succeeded by | Inonge Wina |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 June 1944 Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) |
| Political party |
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (1990–1996) Patriotic Front (2001–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Scott (m. 1994–Present) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
Trinity Hall, Cambridge University of Sussex |
Guy Lindsay Scott (born 1 June 1944) is a Zambian politician and was the Acting President of Zambia from October 2014 to January 2015. Scott served as Vice-President of Zambia from 2011 to 2014, and became acting president on the death of President Michael Sata on 28 October 2014.
Scott was born in 1944 in Livingstone in Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia). His father, Alec Scott, emigrated to Northern Rhodesia from Scotland in 1927, while his mother, Grace, emigrated from England in 1940. He is the brother of Alexander P Scott (published name of AP Scott), an esteemed scientist, and the winner of the 2014 Breverton Medal, for contributions to fisheries science.
Scott completed his primary and secondary education at Springvale School and Peterhouse Boys' School in Southern Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) respectively. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Cambridge University and his Ph.D. in cognitive science from the University of Sussex. His participation in Zambian politics was inspired by his father, who was an ally of Zambian nationalists and a founder of anti-colonial government newspapers. During the 1950s, his father was a member of the Federal Parliament for Lusaka, standing on an independent ticket.
After graduating from Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in 1965, Scott joined the government of Zambia, where he served in the Ministry of Finance as a planner. He was also the deputy editor of The Business and Economy of East and Central Africa during this period.
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