Vice-President of Zimbabwe
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| Vice-Presidents of the Republic of Zimbabwe | |
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| Executive branch of the Zimbabwean Government | |
| Style | His Excellency Mr Vice President |
| Appointer | President of Zimbabwe |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Simon Muzenda (First) Joshua Nkomo (Second) |
| Formation | 31 December 1987 |
| Website | zimbabwe |
The vice-president of Zimbabwe is the second highest political position obtainable in Zimbabwe. Currently there is a provision for two vice-presidents, who are appointed by the president of Zimbabwe. The vice-presidents are designated as "First" and "Second" in the Constitution of Zimbabwe; the designation reflects their position in the presidential order of succession.
Under the ruling ZANU–PF party, the vice-presidential post ranked first in the order of succession has traditionally been reserved for a representative of the party's historical ZANU wing (mainly ethnic Shona), while the other vice-presidential post has gone to a representative of the party's historical ZAPU wing (mainly ethnic Northern Ndebele).
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List vice-presidents
Key
- Political parties
- Symbols
- † Died in office
First vice-presidents
| No. | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
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Simon Muzenda (1922–2003) |
31 December 1987 | 20 September 2003 | 15 years, 263 days | ZANU–PF | Robert Mugabe (1987–2017) |
| 2 | 
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Joice Mujuru (born 1955) |
6 December 2004 | 8 December 2014 | 10 years, 2 days | ZANU–PF | |
| 3 | .jpg)
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Emmerson Mnangagwa (born 1942) |
12 December 2014 | 6 November 2017 | 2 years, 329 days | ZANU–PF | |
| Post vacant (6 November – 28 December 2017) | |||||||
| Emmerson Mnangagwa (since 2017) | |||||||
| 4 | _Dr._Constantino_Chiwenga_on_March_23,_2018_(cropped).jpg)
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Constantino Chiwenga (born 1956) |
28 December 2017 | Incumbent | 6 years, 115 days | ZANU–PF | |
Second vice-presidents
| No. | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Joshua Nkomo (1917–1999) |
6 August 1990 | 1 July 1999 | 8 years, 329 days | ZANU–PF | Robert Mugabe (1987–2017) |
| 2 | 
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Joseph Msika (1923–2009) |
23 December 1999 | 4 August 2009 | 9 years, 224 days | ZANU–PF | |
| 3 |
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John Nkomo (1934–2013) |
14 December 2009 | 17 January 2013 | 3 years, 34 days | ZANU–PF | |
| 4 | .jpg)
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Phelekezela Mphoko (born 1940) |
12 December 2014 | 27 November 2017 | 2 years, 350 days | ZANU–PF | |
| (4) | Independent | Emmerson Mnangagwa (since 2017) | |||||
| Post vacant (27 November – 28 December 2017) | |||||||
| 5 | .JPG)
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Kembo Mohadi (born 1949) |
28 December 2017 | 1 March 2021 | 3 years, 63 days | ZANU–PF | |
| Post vacant (1 March 2021–9 September 2023) | |||||||
| 6 |
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Kembo Mohadi (born 1949) |
9 September 2023 | incumbent | 8 September 2023 | ZANU–PF | |
Rank by time in office
First vice-presidents
| Rank | Vice President | Time in office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Muzenda | 15 years, 263 days |
| 2 | Joice Mujuru | 10 years, 2 days |
| 3 | Constantino Chiwenga | 6 years, 115 days |
| 4 | Emmerson Mnangagwa | 2 years, 329 days |
Second vice-presidents
| Rank | Vice President | Time in office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Msika | 9 years, 224 days |
| 2 | Joshua Nkomo | 8 years, 329 days |
| 3 | Kembo Mohadi | 3 years, 63 days |
| 4 | John Nkomo | 3 years, 34 days |
| 5 | Phelekezela Mphoko | 2 years, 350 days |
See also
Notes
- ^ Until 2017, expelled and later reinstated into the party after the coup d'état
- ^ Until 2017, expelled from the party after the coup d'état
References
- ^ "Zimbabweans hope for democratic rebirth". BBC News. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ a b Moyo, Jeffrey (19 November 2017). "Robert Mugabe, in Speech to Zimbabwe, Refuses to Say if He Will Resign". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Hatchard, John (1991). "The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Towards a Model for Africa?". Journal of African Law. 35 (1/2): 79–101. doi:10.1017/S0021855300008378. ISSN 0021-8553. JSTOR 745495. S2CID 146223661 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "President dissolves Cabinet". Herald.co.zw. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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