John Nkomo
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The Honourable John Nkomo |
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| Vice President of Zimbabwe | |
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In office 13 December 2009 – 17 January 2013 |
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| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | Joseph Msika |
| Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe | |
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In office 1 April 2005 – 5 March 2008 |
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| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Succeeded by | Lovemore Moyo |
| Vice President of ZANU–PF | |
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In office 1 December 2009 – 17 January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Msika |
| Chairman of ZANU–PF | |
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In office 1 January 2006 – 26 August 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Msika |
| Succeeded by | Simon Khaya Moyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 August 1934 Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 17 January 2013 (aged 78) St Anne's Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Political party | ZANU–PF |
| Spouse(s) | Georgina Ngwenya |
| Residence | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
John Landa Nkomo (22 August 1934 – 17 January 2013) was a Zimbabwean politician who served as Vice President of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013. After serving for years as a minister in the government of Zimbabwe, he was the Speaker of Parliament from 2005 to 2008. He was then appointed to the Senate in 2008 and was Minister of State in the President's Office in 2009. Nkomo was also a key figure in the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF); he was National Chairman of ZANU–PF until December 2009, when he was elected as Vice President of ZANU–PF. As a consequence of his elevation to the party's vice presidency, he also became Vice President of Zimbabwe in December 2009.
Nkomo was a member of Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) before the party merged with Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) to create ZANU–PF in 1987. He was Minister of Labour, Manpower Planning, and Social Welfare as of May 1990.
Nkomo, who had previously served as Minister of Home Affairs, was moved to the position of Minister of Special Affairs in the President's Office in a cabinet reshuffle on 25 August 2002. This was seen as a demotion and was attributed to a power play in ZANU–PF. Following the March 2005 parliamentary election, he became Speaker of Parliament in April 2005.
In November 2006, while serving his term as the Speaker of Parliament, John Nkomo shocked many people declaring his intention to seek the candidature for ZANU–PF for the next presidential election. Nkomo did not seek the nomination, however, as President Robert Mugabe chose to run for re-election.
Nkomo did not stand as a candidate in the 2008 parliamentary election, but following the election he was appointed to the Senate by Mugabe on 25 August 2008. Later, when the national unity government was appointed in February 2009, he became Minister of State in the President's Office.
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