Auxillia Mnangagwa

Auxillia Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa in 2019
First Lady of Zimbabwe
Current
Assumed role
24 November 2017
PresidentEmmerson Mnangagwa
Preceded byGrace Mugabe
Second Lady of Zimbabwe
In office
12 December 2014 – 6 November 2017
Vice PresidentEmmerson Mnangagwa
Preceded bySolomon Mujuru (as Second Gentleman, 2011)
Succeeded byMarry Mubaiwa
Member of the Parliament of Zimbabwe
for Chirumanzu–Zibagwe
In office
28 March 2015 – 30 July 2018
Preceded byEmmerson Mnangagwa
Succeeded byProsper Machando
Personal details
Born
Auxillia Kutyauripo

(1963-03-25) 25 March 1963 (age 61)[1]
Mazowe, Southern Rhodesia
(now Zimbabwe)
Political partyZANU–PF
SpouseEmmerson Mnangagwa
Children3

Auxillia Mnangagwa (née Kutyauripo; born 21 March 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician and has served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe since November 2017, as the wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.[2][3] After spending over ten years at the Ministry of Manpower and Development, she joined the Prime Minister's office in 1992. She was elected as a ZANU–PF Member of Parliament in 2015, serving for the same constituency as her husband after he became Vice-President under Robert Mugabe.[4][5]

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  3. ^ Jena, Daphne (12 June 2015). "Who is Auxillia Mnangagwa?". HerZimbabwe. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ Van Wyk, Andrea (27 November 2017). "Five things to know about Zim's new first lady". eNCA.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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