Paurina Mpariwa

The Right Honourable
Paurina Mpariwa
MP
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Zimbabwe
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 February 2009
Prime MinisterMorgan Tsvangirai
Personal details
Political partyMovement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai

Paurina Gwanyanya Mpariwa (born 1964), sometimes written as Paurine Mpariwa, is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Zimbabwe.[1][2][3] Mpariwa is the chair of the Public Accounts Committee.[4]

She is also a member of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, first elected in 2000 and again in 2005, representing the Mukafose constituency in Harare. She is a member of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party.[5] On 10 February 2009, Morgan Tsvangirai designated Mpariwa for the position of Minister of Labour and Social Welfare as part of the national unity government.[6][7] She is the Member of House of Assembly for Mufakose (MDC-T).

Mpariwa was also chairperson for Women's Parliamentary Caucus, chairperson Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF), Zimbabwe Parliament Treasurer Women Caucus, parliamentary deputy chairperson Portfolio for Labour, parliamentary deputy whip, Pan African Parliament rapporteur for health, labour and social welfare.[2]

  1. ^ List of Pan-African Parliament members Archived 24 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Mpariwa: a veteran of the struggle". The Zimbabwean. 27 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Paurina Gwanyanya Mpariwa | Who's Who Profile | Africa Confidential". africa-confidential.com.
  4. ^ LANGA, VENERANDA (2 January 2018). "No politics at play in Public Accounts Committee". Zimbabwe Situation.
  5. ^ Biography from the Zimbabwe Parliament.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe: Full Tsvangirai MDC Cabinet List", SW Radio Africa (allAfrica.com), 10 February 2009.
  7. ^ "Cabinet sworn in amid chaotic scenes". NewZimbabwe.com. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.