Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga

The Right Honourable
Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga
Minister of Regional Integration and International Cooperation of Zimbabwe
Assumed office
13 February 2009
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai
Personal details
Political party Movement for Democratic Change-Mutambara

Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga is a Zimbabwean politician and former member of the House of Assembly for Glen Norah. During her time as Glen Norah's MP, she also served as the shadow foreign minister for the Movement for Democratic Change. When the party split in 2005, she remained with the MDC formation, and was elected Deputy Secretary-General of that party. She has been representing her party in the Zimbabwean political negotiations.

In 2009 she was appointed Minister of Regional Integration and International Cooperation, in the government of national unity in the 2011 MDC congress she was elected the party' Secretary General a position she will hold up to the next congress in 2016. She is the MDC chief representative at JOMIC (Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee) and COPAC the Constitutional Parliamentary Committee a committee in charge of writing the Zimbabwean constitution.[1]

She was widowed after her husband Dr Christopher Mushonga died of injuries sustained from a botched robbery.[2]

References

  1. "Cabinet sworn in amid chaotic scenes". NewZimbabwe.com. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  2. "Mushonga killer gang now faces murder charge". ZimDaily.com. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-07.


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