Kalonzo Musyoka

Kalonzo Musyoka
10th Vice President of Kenya
In office
9 January 2008 – 9 April 2013
PresidentMwai Kibaki
Prime MinisterRaila Odinga
Preceded byMoody Awori
Succeeded byWilliam Ruto (Deputy President)
Minister for Home Affairs
In office
9 January 2008 – 9 April 2013
PresidentMwai Kibaki
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
In office
23 August 2004 – 7 September 2005
PresidentMwai Kibaki
Succeeded byKivutha Kibwana
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 January 2003 – 14 August 2004
PresidentMwai Kibaki
Preceded byMarsden Madoka
Succeeded byChirau Ali Mwakwere
Minister of Tourism and Information
In office
6 February 2001 – 30 November 2002
PresidentDaniel Arap Moi
Preceded byNicholas Biwott
Succeeded byRaphael Tuju
Minister of Education and Human Resource Development
In office
6 October 1998 – 6 March 2001
PresidentDaniel Arap Moi
Preceded byJoseph Kamotho
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations
In office
8 June 1993 – 1 July 1998
PresidentDaniel arap Moi
Preceded byWilson Ndolo Ayah
Succeeded byBonaya Godana
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
7 January 1988 – 7 January 1992
PresidentDaniel arap Moi
KANU National Organising Secretary
In office
1 February 1988 – 20 July 2004
PresidentDaniel Toroitich arap Moi
Assistant Minister for Works, Housing and Physical Planning
In office
5 May 1986 – 1 January 1988
PresidentDaniel Toroitich arap Moi
Member of the Kenyan Parliament
In office
6 July 1985 – 28 March 2013
Preceded byPhilip Manandu
Succeeded byJohn Munuve
ConstituencyKitui North (1985–1997)
Mwingi North (1997–2013)
Personal details
Born
Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka

(1953-12-24) 24 December 1953 (age 70)
Tseikuru, Kenya
Political partyWDM
SpousePauline Musyoka
Children4
ResidenceKaren, Kenya
Alma materUniversity of Nairobi (LL.B)
Kenya School of Law (PgDL)
Mediterranean Institute of Management (PgDBM)
ProfessionLawyer
PositionsPatron, K. Musyoka Foundation
Chief Commissioner, KSA
Websitewww.kalonzomusyoka.co.ke

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka (born 24 December 1953)[1] is a Kenyan politician who was the tenth Vice-President of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. Musyoka served in the government under the late President Daniel arap Moi as the Secretary of Kenya African National Union party (1980-1988), Assistant Minister for Works (1986-1988), Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (1988-1992), Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1993 until 1998, Minister of Education (1998-2001); and subsequently, under the late President Mwai Kibaki, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs again from 2003 to 2004, then Minister of the Environment from 2004 to 2005.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2007 presidential election, after which he was appointed vice-president by Kibaki in January 2008.

Kalonzo Musyoka is the party leader of the Wiper Democratic Movement (formerly Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya). He also serves as Chief Commissioner for The Kenya Scouts Association.[3]

  1. ^ "Kalonzo Musyoka". Nation. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Vice President Pres Service. "Kalonzo hails scouts for supporting tourism". Standard Group Limited. Retrieved 27 April 2012.[permanent dead link]