Lovemore Moyo was born on 29 January 1965 and is a Zimbabwean politician who was Speaker of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2013.
11 Facts About Lovemore Moyo
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Lovemore Moyo later joined a political pressure group called Open Forum.
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Lovemore Moyo is a founding member of the Forum Party of Zimbabwe.
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Lovemore Moyo later founded a political and cultural pressure group Imbavane Yamahlabezulu.
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Lovemore Moyo was elected Secretary of the Matabeleland South Provincial Executive and a National Council Member.
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Lovemore Moyo was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Education, Sport and Culture and on Public Accounts Committee.
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Lovemore Moyo is a member of the SADC Parliamentary Forum.
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In 2006, Lovemore Moyo succeeded Isaac Matongo as National Chairman of the MDC.
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Lovemore Moyo received 3,503 votes, defeating Kotsho Dube of ZANU-PF, who received 3,102 votes.
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When Parliament first met for its new term on 25 August 2008, Lovemore Moyo was elected as Speaker of Parliament, receiving 110 out of 208 votes in the House of Assembly in a secret ballot.
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Lovemore Moyo reportedly received 99 votes from MDC-Tsvangirai faction MPs, seven votes from MDC-Mutambara faction MPs, and four votes from ZANU-PF MPs.