Patrick Chinamasa

The Right Honourable
Patrick Chinamasa
MP
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning
In office
27 November 2017 – 9 September 2018
Acting: 27 November 2017 – 30 November 2017
PresidentEmmerson Mnangagwa
DeputyTerence Mukupe
Preceded byIgnatius Chombo
Succeeded byMthuli Ncube
In office
10 September 2013 – 9 October 2017
Minister of Finance and Economic Development
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Preceded byTendai Biti
Succeeded byIgnatius Chombo
In office
7 January 2009 – 13 February 2009
Minister of Finance
Acting
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Preceded bySamuel Mumbengegwi
Succeeded byTendai Biti
Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
In office
July 2000 – September 2013
PresidentRobert Mugabe
DeputyJessie Majome
Succeeded byEmmerson Mnangagwa
Personal details
Born (1947-01-25) 25 January 1947 (age 77)
Southern Rhodesia
Political partyZANU–PF
SpouseMonica Chinamasa
ChildrenChengetai (deceased)
Gamuchirai

Patrick Antony Chinamasa (born 25 January 1947) is a Zimbabwean politician who served in the government of Zimbabwe as the minister of various cabinet ministries. Previously he served as the Minister of Finance and Investment Promotion and the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.[1]

On 9 October 2017, he was appointed as Minister of the newly created Ministry of Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation.[2] On 27 November 2017, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who succeeded Robert Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe following the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état, appointed Chinamasa as the nation's acting Finance Minister.[3] He was substantively returned to his portfolio as Minister of Finance and Economic Development in Mnangagwa's first cabinet on 30 November 2017.[4]

  1. ^ Zimbabwe Police Seize Opposition Leader's Passport Archived 23 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine VOA News
  2. ^ Leonard Sengere (9 October 2017). "What is the role of Cyber Security Minister Chinamasa?". Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe president Mnangagwa appoints Chinamasa acting finance minister". Reuters. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
  4. ^ Felex Share (1 December 2017). "New Cabinet appointed . . . Ministerial portfolios reduced to 22 . . . Only 6 deputy ministers appointed". Retrieved 1 December 2017.