John Nkomo | |
|---|---|
| Second Vice-President of Zimbabwe | |
| In office 13 December 2009 – 17 January 2013 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | Joseph Msika |
| Succeeded by | Phelekezela Mphoko |
| Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe | |
| In office 1 April 2005 – 5 March 2008 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Succeeded by | Lovemore Moyo |
| Deputy Leader of the ZANU–PF Party | |
| In office 1 December 2009 – 17 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Msika |
| Chairman of the ZANU–PF Party | |
| In office 1 January 2006 – 26 August 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Msika |
| Succeeded by | Simon Khaya-Moyo & Oppah Muchinguri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1934 Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 17 January 2013 (aged 78) St Anne's Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Political party | ZANU–PF |
| Spouse | Georgina Ngwenya |
| Residence(s) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
John Landa Nkomo (22 August 1934 – 17 January 2013) was a Zimbabwean politician who served as Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013. After serving for years as a minister in the government of Zimbabwe, he was the Speaker of Parliament from 2005 to 2008. He was then appointed to the Senate in 2008 and was Minister of State in the President's Office in 2009.[1] Nkomo was also a key figure in the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF); he was National Chairman of ZANU–PF until December 2009, when he was elected as Vice President of ZANU–PF. As a consequence of his elevation to the party's vice presidency, he also became Vice President of Zimbabwe in December 2009.[2]