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Zimbabwean politician

DoctorSamuel Creighton Mumbengegwi
Personal details
Born	(1942-10-23)23 October 1942
Died	14 June 2016(2016-06-14) (aged 73)
Nationality	Zimbabwean
Political party	ZANU-PF
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lecturer, Educationist

Dr. Samuel Creighton Mumbengegwi (23 October 1942 – 14 June 2016) was a Zimbabwean politician who served for a time as Minister of Higher Education and as ZANU-PF Chairperson. He was the brother of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Simba Mumbengegwi.

Political career

Mumbengegwi served for a time as Minister of Higher Education and as ZANU-PF Chairperson for Masvingo. According to the Commercial Farmers Union in 2002, he took over Irvin Farm from its white owners as part of land reform. He was subsequently appointed as Minister of Industry and International Trade in August 2002, and he was appointed as the Minister of State for Indigenisation and Empowerment in 2005. On 6 February 2007 he was moved to the position of Finance Minister, replacing Herbert Murerwa.

In the ZANU-PF primaries for the March 2008 parliamentary election, Mumbengegwi sought the party's nomination for the Chivi-Mwenezi Senate constituency in Masvingo Province, but he was defeated by Josiah Hungwe, a former Governor of Masvingo Province. Mumbengegwi disputed the result and the ZANU-PF national election directorate ordered the vote to be held over again, but Mumbengegwi was defeated for a second time, winning 4,906 votes against 8,736 votes for Hungwe, and therefore Hungwe received the ZANU-PF nomination.

The Herald reported on 3 January 2009 that Mumbengegwi had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because he no longer held any seat in Parliament.

He was put on the United States sanctions list in 2003 and remained on the list until his death.

Death

He died on 14 June 2016 at Avenues Clinic in Harare due to an unknown ailment. At the time of his death, he was a lecturer at the Great Zimbabwe University in the Education faculty.

References

"Mugabe's cronies snatch prize white farms", The Sunday Independent (IOL), April 27, 2002.
"ZIMBABWE: New government without Makoni", SADOCC, 25 August 2002. Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
"Mugabe retains old guard during shuffle", Reuters (IOL), February 7, 2007.
"Zimbabwe: Hungwe Wins Chivi-Mwenezi Election Re-Run", The Herald (allAfrica.com), February 28, 2008. Archived 2 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
"Losing Ministers Axed", The Herald (allAfrica.com), 3 January 2009. Archived 7 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.
George Maponga (14 June 2016). "Breaking News: Ex-Minister Mumbengegwi dies". The Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

Political offices
Preceded byJosiah Tungamirai	Minister of State for Indigenisation and Empowerment 2005–2007	Succeeded byPaul Mangwana
Preceded byHerbert Murerwa	Finance Minister 2007–2008	Succeeded byTendai Biti

v t e Ministers of finance of Zimbabwe and its antecedents
Southern Rhodesia (1923–1965)	Fynn Smit Fynn Senior Guest Huggins Danziger Huggins Fereday Guest Huggins Whitehead Guest Fletcher Huggins Fletcher Huggins Fletcher Caldicott Davenport MacIntyre Todd Hatty Davenport Fletcher Todd Brown Abrahamson Hatty Whitehead Brown Smith Harper Wrathall
Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963)	MacIntyre Caldicott
Rhodesia under UDI (1965–1979)	John Wrathall David Colville Smith Ernest Bulle
Zimbabwe Rhodesia under UDI (1979)	David Colville Smith
Southern Rhodesia (1979–1980)	David Colville Smith
Zimbabwe (1980–present)	Masaya Chidzero Chambati Mnangagwa Murerwa Makoni Murerwa Kuruneri Murerwa Mumbengegwi Biti Chinamasa Chombo Chinamasa Ncube

Ministers of the Zimbabwean Government of Robert Mugabe

June 2000 – February 2009

Robert Mugabe (President)
Joice Mujuru (Vice President)
Aeneas Chigwedere (Education, Sports and Culture)
Patrick Chinamasa (Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)
Amos Midzi (2002–2004) / Mike Nyambuya (2005–present) (Energy and Power Development)
S Mombeshora / C Mushohwe (Transport and Communications)
J Moyo (2000–2005) / T Jokonya (2005–2007) / S Ndlovu (2007–2009) / P Mangwana (acting since 2009) (Information)
Gideon Gono (RBZ Governor)
S Makoni (2000–2002) / H Murerwa (2002–2007) / S C Mumbengegwi (since 2007) (Finance)
Rugare Gumbo (Agriculture)
Joseph Made (Agriculture Mechanization)
Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (Foreign Affairs)
Sydney Sekeramayi (Defence)
Ambrose Mutinhiri (Youth Development and Medium Enterprises Development)

Kembo Mohadi (Home Affairs)
Obert Mpofu (Industry and International Trade)
Olivia Muchena (Science and Technology Development)
David Parirenyatwa (Health and Child Welfare)
Nicholas Goche (Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare)
Ignatious Chombo (Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development)
John Nkomo (Special Affairs)
J Tungamirai (2004–2005) / S C Mumbengegwi (2005–2007) / P Mangwana (since 2007) (Indigenisation and Empowerment)
Emmerson Mnangagwa (Rural Housing and Social Amenities)
Opa Muchinguri (Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development)
Sithembiso Nyoni (Small and Medium Enterprises Development)
Webster Shamu (Policy Implementation)
Didymus Mutasa (State Security)

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