Malawian politician and educator
Simplex Chithyola Banda is a Malawian politician and educator who is the current Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (Malawi) [ 1] [ 2] in Malawi from February 2023.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] He is a Member of Parliament for Kasungu South Constituency from Malawi Congress Party .[ 8] [ 9]
Banda was born in 1969 in Kasungu , Malawi. He attended Kasungu Secondary School. He has a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Administration.[ 3] He was appointed by President Lazarus Chakwera as the new Minister of Finance replacing Sosten Gwengwe .[ 10] [ 11]
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