Thokozani Khuphe

The Right Honourable  Thokozani Khuphe  MP
Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
Incumbent
Assumed office  11 February 2009 Serving with Arthur Mutambara
Prime Minister	Morgan Tsvangirai
Preceded by	Position established
Vice President of the Movement for Democratic Change
Incumbent
Assumed office  November 2005
President	Morgan Tsvangirai
Preceded by	Position established
Member of Parliament for Makokoba Makokoba (2000–2005)
Incumbent
Assumed office  March 2000
Preceded by	Sithembiso Nyoni
Majority	8,450 (50.8%)
Secretary for Transport of the Movement for Democratic Change
In office 2000 – 2005
President	Morgan Tsvangirai
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Paurina Mpariwa
Born	18 November 1963 (1963-11-18) (age 46) Makokoba, Southern Rhodesia
Political party	Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai
Residence	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Profession	Trade unionist
Religion	Christianity
Website	www.mdc.co.zw

Thokozani Khuphe (born November 18, 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician and the Vice-President of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). She has been Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe since 11 February 2009, and she is a senior Member of Parliament for Makokoba constituency.

In 2005 she was elected Vice President of the^[1][2]Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) taking over from veteran trade unionist Gibson Sibanda^[3] She is a third term Member of Parliament for Makokoba constituency.

Born in Bulawayo, Khupe graduated from Turin College, Italy in Information Technology and also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies.

Trade union politics

She served in the Zimbabwe Amalgamated Railway Union (ZARU) in 1987. In 1991 she was elected Secretary for the ZCTU Women’s Advisory Council and also a General Council member of the ZCTU. In 1999 she participated in the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change party, in which she was elected as a National Executive member responsible for Transport, Logistics and Welfare. In June 2000, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Makokoba Constituency in Bulawayo.

Parliamentary career

She was a member of the Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee; and on Youth Development, Gender and Employment Creation Committee and was elected Vice Chairperson of the Women's Parliamentary Caucus. She is the Parliamentary Deputy Chief Whip of the MDC Party. She sits in the Standing Rules and Orders Committee. She retained the constituency in the March 2005 parliamentary election. She is in the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee of Defense, Home Affairs and National Security and that of Budget, Finance and Economic Development.

In the March 2008 parliamentary election, Khuphe ran for re-election in Makokoba constituency as the candidate of the MDC-Tsvangirai faction, defeating Welshman Ncube, the Secretary-General of the MDC-Mutambara faction. She received 4,123 votes against 2,475 votes for Ncube.^[4]

African Parliamentary Network against Corruption

She a member of the African Parliamentary Network against Corruption.

Electoral history

References

External links

• http://www.thokozanikhuphe.com/ Official site
• The official site is http://www.mdc.co.zw, but it may harm visitors' computers with trojan software.[1]

v • d • e  Ministers of the Zimbabwean Government of Morgan Tsvangirai February 2009-present (in coalition)     Morgan Tsvangirai (Prime Minister) Arthur Mutambara / Thokozani Khuphe (Deputy Prime Ministers) Tendai Biti (Finance) Elphas Mukonoweshuro ( Public Service) Henry Dzinotyiwei (Science and Technology Development) Elton Mangoma (Economic Planning and Investment Promotion) Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga (Regional Integration and International Cooperation) Giles Mutsekwa / Kembo Mohadi (Home Affairs) Henry Madzorera (Health and Child Welfare) David Coltart (Education, Sport and Culture) Eric Matinenga (Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs) Olivia Muchena (Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development Emmerson Mnangagwa (Defence) Savior Kasukuwere (Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment) Ignatious Chombo (Local Government and Urban Development) Patrick Chinamasa (Justice ) Joseph Made (Agriculture) Herbert Murerwa (Lands and Land Resettlement) Francis Nhema (Environment) Walter Mzembi (Tourism) Nicholas Goche (Transport) Obert Mpofu (Mines and Mining Development) Samuel Sipepa Nkomo (State Enterprise and Parastatals) Nelson Chamisa (Information and Communications Technology) Welshman Ncube (Industry and Commerce) Theresa Makoni (Public Works) Fidelis Mhashu (National Housing and Social Amenities) Elias Mudzuri (Energy and Power Development) Joel Gabuza (Water Resources and Development Paurine Mpariwa (Labour and Social Welfare Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (Foreign Affairs) Webster Shamu (Information and Publicity) Stan Mudenge (Higher and Tertiary Education)