Chileshe Kapwepwe was elected at the 20th Heads of State COMESA summit in Lusaka, Zambia's capital city.
10 Facts About Chileshe Kapwepwe
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Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe was born in Zambia on 10 July 1958.
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Chileshe Kapwepwe has a twin sister, Mulenga Mpundu Kapwepwe, who is an author and co-founder of the Zambian Women's History Museum.
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Chileshe Kapwepwe holds a Master of Business Administration and is a Chartered Certified Accountant.
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Chileshe Kapwepwe is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants of the United Kingdom, and a Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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Chileshe Kapwepwe's career extends over more than a quarter century in local, and international organisations, in both public and private sectors.
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Chileshe Kapwepwe served as the Deputy Minister of Finance and National Planning, in the Cabinet of Zambia.
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Chileshe Kapwepwe has served, in the past, as the managing director of the Zambia National Airports Corporation.
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Chileshe Kapwepwe was the first woman to serve as the chairperson of the Zambia Revenue Authority.
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Chileshe Kapwepwe has served on the board of the Bank of Zambia, BP Zambia Plc and the Zambia Privatization Trust Fund.