Elphas Mukonoweshuro

The Right Honourable
Elphas Mukonoweshuro
MP
Minister of Public Service of Zimbabwe
In office
13 February 2009 – 5 August 2011
Prime MinisterMorgan Tsvangirai
Preceded byNicholas Goche
Personal details
Bornc. 1953
Died (aged 58)[1]
South Africa
Political partyMovement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai
Alma materUniversity of Zimbabwe

Elphas Mukonoweshuro (c. 1953 – 5 August 2011) was a Zimbabwean political scientist and politician. A former University of Zimbabwe dean of social studies, he was the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai member of parliament for Gutu South in Masvingo Province.[2]

On 10 February 2009, Morgan Tsvangirai designated Mukonoweshuro for the position of Minister of Public Service as part of the Zimbabwe Government of National Unity of 2009.[3]

Mukonoweshuro died after a short illness in South Africa on 5 August 2011.[4][1]

  1. ^ a b "Zimbabwe: Public Service Minister Elphas Mukonoweshuro Dies". 5 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Harare: Aid Workers Struggle to Stop Cholera Spreading". Journal of Turkish Weekly. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe: Full Tsvangirai MDC Cabinet List". SW Radio Africa (allAfrica.com). 10 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Harare: Zimbabwe's Public Services Minister Professor Mukonoweshuro Dies". News of Black Interest. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.[permanent dead link]