Christopher Peter Mutekwatekwa Chingosho was born on 21 June 1952 and is a Zimbabwean politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe for Headlands since 2015.
19 Facts About Christopher Chingosho
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Christopher Chingosho served as deputy minister of local government and housing from 2017 to 2018.
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On 15 March 1975, Christopher Chingosho went to join the liberation movement in Mozambique, where the Zimbabwe African National Union was based during the Rhodesian Bush War.
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Christopher Chingosho worked part-time as principal of the World University Service night school that operated out of the university.
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Christopher Chingosho graduated with a Bachelor of Public Administration in 1981.
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Christopher Chingosho holds master's degrees in public administration and international relations from the University of Zimbabwe.
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Christopher Chingosho served as an administrator at the district and provincial level for more than 25 years.
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Christopher Chingosho served as the provincial administrator for Mashonaland East Province from 2000 to 2005.
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Christopher Chingosho worked as a director and principal director at the Ministry of Women's Affairs, as recently as 2015.
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In 2000, Christopher Chingosho ran unsuccessfully for Parliament in the Mutare Central constituency.
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Christopher Chingosho lost with 3,091 votes to the Movement for Democratic Change's Innocent Gonese, who received 17,706 votes.
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The politburo was then populated by members of Vice-President Joice Mujuru's faction within the party, whereas Christopher Chingosho was allied with Emmerson Mnangagwa.
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Christopher Chingosho won the April 2015 primary with 3,557 out of 7,580 votes in a field of five candidates.
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Christopher Chingosho won the by-election on 10 June 2015, and became MP for Headlands, the largest parliamentary constituency in Zimbabwe.
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From 2016 until December 2018, Christopher Chingosho served as deputy minister of local government and housing.
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In November 2017, Christopher Chingosho was the victim of an automobile collision near Kwekwe while driving back from a presidential rally in Bulawayo.
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Christopher Chingosho was hospitalized in Kwekwe before being moved to West End Hospital in Harare, where he was discharged with a fractured hand.
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Christopher Chingosho is married to Atang Mary Chingosho with five children namely Chipo, Thadeus, Tapiwa, Ephraim and Julia.
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Christopher Chingosho's interests include politics, reading, and going to church.