George T Chaponda was born on 1 November 1942 and is a Malawian career diplomat and politician who served as Malawi's Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development from 2016 to 2017.
11 Facts About George Chaponda
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George Chaponda is a founding member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and is a DPP Member of Parliament from Mulanje district in southern Malawi.
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George Chaponda studied law at the University of Zambia from 1976 to 1979 and at Yale University from 1980 to 1984.
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George Chaponda has held a number of senior positions in Zambia, including chief executive of a parastal organisation.
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In 2004 George Chaponda entered Malawian politics and was elected as a member of parliament for the Mulanje South West constituency.
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George Chaponda served in that position until 2005, when he was appointed Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.
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George Chaponda served in that post until April 2012, when the president died suddenly of a heart attack.
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George Chaponda was rumoured to have been groomed to succeed President Peter Mutharika.
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In February 2011, George Chaponda said that a clause in the Local Courts bill making it a misdemeanor to "vitiate the atmosphere" would criminalize flatulence to "promote decency".
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Later, George Chaponda retracted his remarks, saying he had not read the proposed bill before commenting.
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Mkandawire is said to have said George Chaponda is one of seven ministers alleged to be in an audit report for the plunder of government funds in Malawi, popularly known as Cashgate.