Provincial Minister

Provincial Minister (1) The President shall appoint a Provincial Minister for each Province from among Members of Parliament. (2) The office of Provincial Minister becomes vacant if— (a) the Provincial Minister is removed from office by the President; (b) the Provincial Minister resigns, by notice in writing to the President; (c) the Provincial Minister dies; (d) another person assumes the office of President; (e) the Provincial Minister has a mental or physical disability that makes the Provincial Minister incapable of performing the functions of that office; or (f) in the case of a nominated Member of Parliament, the nomination is revoked. (3) Notwithstanding clause (2), the office of Provincial Minister shall become vacant ninety days before a general election. [clause (3) inserted by section 11(a) of Act 13 of 2025] (4) A Provincial Minister shall— (a) be the head of Government in the Province; (b) ensure that national policies are implemented in all districts in the Province; and By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 55 Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 (Chapter 1) Zambia (c) ensure that the concurrent functions of the Province and the exclusive functions of the local authorities are performed in accordance with this Constitution and other laws. [clause (4), previously clause (3), renumbered by section 11(b) of Act 13 of 2025] [Part VII, previously Part VI amended by Act No. 18 of 1996 and by section 2(b) of Act 20 of 2009; renumbered and substituted by section 8 of Act 2 of 2016] Part VIII – Judiciary Judicial authority, system of courts and independence