Nelson Chamisa a Zimbabwean politician and member of the house of assembly for Kuwadzana in Harare.
Nelson Chamisa, born 28 February 1978, is a Zimbabwean politician and member of the house of assembly for Kuwadzana in Harare. He is the vice president of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, Zimbabwe’s main opposition political party led by Richard Morgan Tsvangirai. In 2003 Chamisa broke new ground in the politics of Zimbabwe by becoming the youngest Member of Parliament at 25 years of age. In 2009 when the government of national unity was formed in Zimbabwe, Chamisa emerged to become the youngest cabinet minister the country saw after being appointed Minister of Information and Communication Technology at age 31. His charisma and eloquence alongside his superb leadership qualities have gained him favorable support in face of both the electorate and other party members. Chamisa is a former national chairperson of the youth assembly at MDC as well a former spokesperson elected at the party congress held in Zimbabwe in June of 2006. In April 2011 he was once more elected to the party’s organizing secretary; a position of extensive influence within the party.
In the parliament of Zimbabwe Nelson Chamisa serves under the portfolio committees of Defense and Home Affairs, Public Accounts, Gender and Youth and Transport and Communications. He is also a member of the Local Government, Public works and Urban Development at the African Caribbean and Pacific Parliament. Chamisa, a former Secretary General of Zimbabwe’s National Students Union is a married devout Christian and proud father. Among his studies Chamisa studied a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (South Africa). He also attained a Bachelor of Science (honors) in Political Science and Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy (University Of Zimbabwe). He took Governance and Development studies with Stanford University of California, (USA). He is a qualified and practicing advocate after having completed Law studies at the University of Zimbabwe. He also graduated with a degree in Theology from Living Word Bible College in Zimbabwe.
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