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Ephraim Chiume
Malawian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ephraim Mganda Chiume (born 1953) is a politician who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2012 in the cabinet of Malawi (until 2014).[1] He was formerly Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment, and then served as Justice Minister (2011 to 2012).[2]
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Chiume was born in 1953. He obtained a BSc Degree in Quantity Surveying from the University of South West in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK, and the Surveyors Institute of Malawi. He worked for Brendan Penny Associates, Bristol in the UK, and Peter Richards & Partners in Zambia, Botswana and Malawi. Chiume established his own consultancy of Chartered Quantity Surveyors in Lilongwe.[2]
Chiume joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and became the party's Administrative Secretary. From 2008, he was a member of the DPP Governing Council. On 19 May 2009, Chiume was elected Member of Parliament for Nkhatabay North Constituency on the DPP ticket.[2] He was appointed Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Energy in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009.[3] Chiume was confirmed as Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment in the reshuffle announced on 9 August 2010.[4]