Peter Mutharika | |
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.jpg) Mutharika in 2014 | |
| 5th President of Malawi | |
| In office 31 May 2014 – 28 June 2020 | |
| Vice President | Saulos Chilima Everton Chimulirenji |
| Preceded by | Joyce Banda |
| Succeeded by | Lazarus Chakwera |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 8 September 2011 – 26 April 2012 | |
| President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Preceded by | Etta Banda |
| Succeeded by | Ephraim Chiume |
| Minister of Education, Science and Technology | |
| In office 9 August 2010 – 8 September 2011 | |
| President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Preceded by | George Chaponda |
| Succeeded by | George Chaponda |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 15 June 2009 – 9 August 2010 | |
| President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Preceded by | Henry Dama Phoya |
| Succeeded by | George Chaponda |
| Member of Parliament for Thyolo East | |
| In office 19 May 2009 – March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bapu Khamisa |
| Succeeded by | Gerson Timothy Solomoni |
| Advisor to The President on Foreign and Domestic Policy | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Peter Mutharika 18 July 1940 Chisoka, Thyolo, Nyasaland |
| Nationality | Malawian |
| Political party | DPP (2004–present) UDF (before 2004) |
| Spouse(s) | Christophine (d. 1990) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Bingu wa Mutharika (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of London (LLB) Yale University (LLM, JSD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Awards | International Jurist Award |
Arthur Peter Mutharika (born 18 July 1940)[1][2] is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020.[3] Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice, specialising in international economic law, international law and comparative constitutional law.[4] He informally served as an adviser to his older brother, President Bingu wa Mutharika, on issues of foreign and domestic policy from the onset of his election campaign until the President's death on 5 April 2012.[5]
He has also held positions as Minister of Justice and later as Minister for Education, Science and Technology.[5] Mutharika also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012. He was charged to help bridge relations between Malawi and the United Kingdom due to the deterioration of public diplomacy between the two nations after the Cochrane-Dyet controversy.[6] Standing as the candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Peter Mutharika was elected as President of Malawi in the 2014 election.[7]
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