Mutale Nalumango

Mutale, born in 1955 in Kaputa, is a teacher by profession. She served as Secondary Schools’ Teachers Union of Zambia vice-president before entering politics in 2001 and was elected as member of parliament for Kaputa constituency at the 2001 general election as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate. After being re-elected as member of parliament for Kaputa in 2006, she stood for deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia and won unopposed, becoming the first female to hold that position. becoming only the second woman after her predecessor (Inonge Wina) to hold the position. == References ==