Christine Kaseba | |
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5th First Lady of Zambia | |
In role September 23, 2011 – October 28, 2014 | |
President | Michael Sata |
Preceded by | Thandiwe Banda |
Succeeded by | Charlotte Scott |
Zambian Ambassador to France | |
Assumed office April 16, 2018 | |
WHO goodwill ambassador for doctors against gender violence | |
In office 2012–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (62 years) |
Political party | Patriotic Front |
Spouse | Michael Sata (?–2014; his death) |
Christine Kaseba is a Zambian physician, surgeon and politician who served as the First Lady of Zambia from September 2011 until her husband's death in October 2014. She is the widow of former President Michael Sata, who died in office on October 28, 2014. Kaseba made an unsuccessful bid for President of Zambia in the January 2015 special presidential election to succeed her husband.[1] She was appointed Zambian Ambassador to France on April 16, 2018.