Edna Madzongwe
President of the Senate of Zimbabwe | |
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In office 30 November 2005 – 11 September 2018 | |
President | Robert Mugabe (before 2017) Emmerson Mnangagwa (after 2017) |
Preceded by | New position |
Succeeded by | Mabel Chinomona |
Personal details | |
Born | ZANU-PF | 11 July 1943
Edna Madzongwe (born 11 July 1943) is a
Political career
She was elected as President of the Senate on 30 November 2005, the first female to hold this position. In the
As of December 2008, she was embroiled in a dispute with an elderly white Zimbabwean farmer from Chegutu. Madzongwe has claimed the property as part of the government policy of redistributing land owned by white farmers, but the farmer has accused her of attempting to take his property by use of illegal means. The case has been referred to a tribunal of African judges established by the 15 nations of the Southern African Development Community regional trade bloc. However, the Tribunal has not been ratified and as such does not hold precedence over Zimbabwean law. This is the deadlock that the two parties were engaged in.[4]
Following the July 2013 parliamentary election, in which ZANU-PF won a large majority, Madzongwe was re-elected as President of the Senate on 3 September 2013.[5]
She was placed on the United States sanctions list in 2003.[6]
Family
- Husband: Forbes Madzongwe (late)
- Children: Valentine, Farai and Tendai. Tsitsi (Step-daughter) and Martin (Step-son)
- Siblings: Eric Gwanzura (former Senator), Jane Gwanzura (late), Mike Gwanzura (late), Mabel Tawengwa née Gwanzura (wife to late George Tawengwa), Cleopus Gwanzura, Norma Gwanzura, Henry Gwanzura and Jacob Gwanzura (late).
- Parents: Enoch (Sireu) Gwanzura and Miriam (Mheria) Gwanzura née Gara.
References
- ^ "President of the Senate". Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Zimbabwe senate election results" Archived 29 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, newzimbabwe.com.
- ^ "Madzongwe wins Senate presidency" Archived 29 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Newzimbabwe.com, 26 August 2008.
- ^ "White Farmers Confront Mugabe in a Legal Battle", New York Times, 27 December 2008.
- ^ "MPs sworn in", The Herald, 3 September 2013.
- ^ Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.