Ignatious Chombo

The Right Honourable Ignatious Chombo MP

Minister of Local Government and Urban Development of Zimbabwe
In office July 2000 – 6 July 2015
President	Robert Mugabe
Prime Minister	Morgan Tsvangirai
Deputy	Sesel Zvidzai
Personal details
Born	(1952-08-01) 1 August 1952 Southern Rhodesia
Political party	Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front

Ignatious Morgan Chombo (born 1 August 1952^[1]) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe as Minister of Home Affairs since 2015. Previously he was Minister of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development from 2000 to 2015.^[2]

Political career

Chombo was nominated as ZANU-PF's candidate for the House of Assembly seat from Zvimba North, in Mashonaland West, in the March 2008 parliamentary election.^[3] He won the seat with 6,784 votes in the initial count, defeating two candidates of the Movement for Democratic Change: Ernest Mudimu (MDC-T), who received 1,701 votes, and Magama Shelton (MDC-M), who received 944 votes.^[4] The MDC challenged this result, and a recount in April showed Chombo with an improved margin of victory: he gained 155 votes in the recount, Mudimu gained 13 votes, and Magama lost 28 votes.^[5]

When the ZANU-PF–MDC national unity government was sworn in on 13 February 2009, Chombo was retained as Minister of Local Government.^[6]

President Mugabe moved Chombo to the post of Minister of Home Affairs on 6 July 2015.^[7]

References

↑ Page at Zimbabwean Parliament website at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 September 2006).
↑ "Parliament of Zimbabwe". Retrieved 2008-02-06.
↑ "Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Names Poll Candidates", The Herald, 15 February 2008.
↑ "Zimbabwe election results 2008", newzimbabwe.com.
↑ Lebo Nkatazo, "Zvimba North recount turns up unopened ballot boxes", newzimbabwe.com, 25 April 2008.
↑ "Cabinet sworn in amid chaotic scenes", Newzimbabwe.com, 13 February 2009.
↑ "Chombo, Moyo, Tyson reassigned", The Herald, 7 July 2015.

Ministers of the Zimbabwean Government of Robert Mugabe

June 2000 - February 2009

Robert Mugabe (President)
Joice Mujuru (Vice President)
Aeneas Chigwedere (Education, Sports and Culture)
Patrick Chinamasa (Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)
Amos Midzi (2002-04) / Mike Nyambuya (2005-present) (Energy and Power Development)
S Mombeshora / C Mushohwe (Transport and Communications)
J Moyo (2000-05) / T Jokonya (2005-07) / S Ndlovu (2007-09) / P Mangwana (acting since 2009) (Information)
Gideon Gono (RBZ Governor)
S Makoni (2000-02) / H Murerwa (2002-07) / S C Mumbengegwi (since 2007) (Finance)
Rugare Gumbo (Agriculture)
Joseph Made (Agriculture Mechanization)
Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (Foreign Affairs)
Sydney Sekeramayi (Defence)
Ambrose Mutinhiri (Youth Development and Medium Enterprises Development)

Kembo Mohadi (Home Affairs)
Obert Mpofu (Industry and International Trade)
Olivia Muchena (Science and Technology Development)
David Parirenyatwa (Health and Child Welfare)
Nicholas Goche (Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare)
Ignatious Chombo (Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development)
John Nkomo (Special Affairs)
J Tungamirai (2004-05) / S C Mumbengegwi (2005-07) / P Mangwana (since 2007) (Indigenisation and Empowerment)
Emmerson Mnangagwa (Rural Housing and Social Amenities)
Opa Muchinguri (Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development)
Sithembiso Nyoni (Small and Medium Enterprises Development)
Webster Shamu (Policy Implementation)
Didymus Mutasa (State Security)

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