ZIMBABWE’s Fortune Charumbira, supported by delegates from Southern Africa, has been elected as the new President of the African Parliament.
The African legislative arm of the African Union is currently holding an ordinary session in Midrand, South Africa.
Charumbira, also President of Zimbabwe’s Chief’s Council, had faced stiff challenges from South Sudan MP Albino Aboug and Malawi’s Yeremiah Chihana.
The vote came after a botched attempt to elect a new leadership last year when the house descended into chaos for four days.
In May 2016, Charumbira was elected Chairperson of the PAP Permanent Committee on Audit and Public Accounts.
Before that, he had previously served as the chair of the Committee on Administrative and Financial Evaluation (CAFE), an ad-hoc body that had a limited mandate.
Charumbira is a traditional leader in Zimbabwe and the current President of the Chief’s Council.
He was inaugurated as the substantive Chief on 24 May 2000. In 2013, he was retained as President of the Chief’s Council in elections conducted by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in Harare.
He served as Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works in 2000.
He holds Masters in Business Administration (MBA) as well as Bachelor in Administration Law and Labor Law.
He is a specialist in Institutional Change and Performance Improvement.
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