Davis Katsonga

Davis Chester Katsonga (born 6 August 1955) is a Malawian politician. He gained the position of Defence Minister on 1 June 2006 during a cabinet reshuffle. He was the foreign minister from early in 2005 until June 2006. Previously he was the minister of natural resources from June 2004 until early 2005, and before that he was the parliament speaker. He was a member of the Malawian parliament, elected as part of the United Democratic Front from 2004 to 2009.

In May 2007, President Bingu wa Mutharika removed him from his post in the Defence Ministry under pressure from the Malawi Defence Force officers who demanded his removal

Preceded by
George Ntafu
Minister of Natural Resources of Malawi
2004-2005
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
George Ntafu
Foreign Minister of Malawi
2005-2006
Succeeded by
Joyce Banda
Preceded by
George Ntafu
Defence Minister of Malawi
2006-2007
Succeeded by
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