Frederick Shava | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade | |
Assumed office 2 March 2021 | |
President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
Vice President | |
Preceded by | Sibusiso Moyo |
Member of the Senate for Midlands Province | |
Assumed office 17 March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Sibusiso Moyo |
Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations | |
In office 19 September 2014 – 2021 | |
President | Robert Mugabe Emmerson Mnangagwa |
Preceded by | Chitsaka Chipaziwa |
Succeeded by | Stuart Comberbach |
Personal details | |
Born | Chivi, Cheteni Village, Southern Rhodesia | 20 March 1949
Political party | ZANU–PF |
Spouse | Beatrice Foya Shava |
Alma mater | Royal Holloway College Imperial College London |
Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava (born 20 March 1949) is a Zimbabwean politician who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in February 2021 and sworn in on 2 March 2021.[1][2] He also serves as a member of the Senate representing Midlands Province, having been sworn in on 17 March 2021.[3] He replaced the late Sibusiso Moyo in both the Senate and as foreign minister.[3]
Prior to his appointment, Shava served as Zimbabwe's representative to the United Nations, where he was the President of the UN Economic and Social Affairs Council.[4][5] Shava also served in Robert Mugabe's government as the Minister of Labour, Manpower Planning and Development from 1981 to 1986 and Minister of State for Political Affairs in 1987.[6] While a cabinet minister in the Mugabe government, Shava was convicted for perjury in the Willowgate motor scandal, a matter that he was later pardoned for by the president.[7] He also served as Zimbabwe's ambassador to China from 2007 to 2014.[4][7] He became Council Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community in August 2024.[8]