Maureen Mwanawasa | |
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3rd First Lady of Zambia | |
In role 2 January 2002 – 19 August 2008 | |
President | Levy Mwanawasa |
Preceded by | Vera Tembo |
Succeeded by | Thandiwe Banda |
Personal details | |
Born | Kabwe, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) | 28 April 1963
Died | 13 August 2024 Lusaka, Zambia | (aged 61)
Political party | UPND |
Spouse | |
Children | Chipokota Mayamba Matola Levy Jr. Lubona Ntembe |
Alma mater | University of Zambia Edith Cowan University |
Occupation | Legal practitioner |
Maureen Mwanawasa (née Kakubo; 28 April 1963 – 13 August 2024) was a Zambian legal practitioner who was first lady from 2002 to 2008. She was also a member of the Association of Women Lawyers in the United Kingdom,[1] a serving council member of Law Association of Zambia Women’s Rights Committee,[1] and the vice chairperson for the Habitat for Humanity, Zambia Board.[2] She was the patron of Breakthrough Cancer Trust and the Child Care & Adoption Society of Zambia.[3][4][5]