Political Leaders: Malawi

Leaders of Malawi
(Republic of Malawi)

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Note: From the accession to independence (6 Jul 1964) to the adoption of the Republic (6 Jul 1966) the head of State was the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, being represented by a Governor-General.

Parties: MCP: Malawi Congress Party - UDF: United Democratic Front - DPP: Democratic Progressive Party (split from UDF in 2005) - PP: Peoples' Party (split from DPP in 2011)

Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.

Heads of State

Governor-General
Glyn Smallwood Jones       6 Jul 1964 -  6 Jul 1966 (†1992)       

Presidents of the Republic
Hastings Kamuzu Banda      6 Jul 1966 - 21 May 1994 (†1997) MCP
Elson Bakili Muluzi       21 May 1994 - 24 May 2004         UDF
Bingu wa Mutharika        24 May 2004  - 5 Apr 2012 (†2012) UDF, DPP
Joyce Hilda Banda          7 Apr 2012 - 31 May 2014         PP
Arthur Peter Mutharika    31 May 2014 - 28 Jun 2020         DPP
Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera 28 Jun 2020 -                     MCP

Prime Minister

Hastings Kamuzu Banda      1 Feb 1963 -  6 Jul 1966 (†1997) MCP