Patrick Antony Chinamasa was born on 25 January 1947 and is a Zimbabwean politician who served in the government of Zimbabwe as the minister of various cabinet ministries.
15 Facts About Patrick Chinamasa
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Patrick Chinamasa was substantively returned to his portfolio as Minister of Finance and Economic Development in Mnangagwa's first cabinet on 30 November 2017.
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On 9 February 2001 after Chief Justice Anthony Gubbay took early retirement at his suggestion, Patrick Chinamasa held meetings with senior Justices Ahmed Ebrahim and Nicholas McNally, and told them for their own safety to leave.
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In 2003, Patrick Chinamasa was placed on European Union and United States sanctions lists.
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On 17 December 2004, Patrick Chinamasa, who had been the Secretary for Legal Affairs of ZANU PF, was removed from the party's Politburo.
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In 2005, Patrick Chinamasa was ejected from his post as Justice Minister; however, six months later he was returned to the post.
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In September 2006, Patrick Chinamasa was cleared by a judge of trying to pervert the course of justice.
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Patrick Chinamasa was accused of trying to stop a prosecution witness, James Kaunye, from testifying in a case against the Minister of State for National Security, Didymus Mutasa, who had been accused of inciting public violence.
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Patrick Chinamasa is among a host of individuals not allowed to travel to the USA because the USA government feels he has worked to undermine democracy in Zimbabwe.
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Patrick Chinamasa received 4 050 votes against 7,060 for John Nyamande of the Movement for Democratic Change.
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Patrick Chinamasa was appointed to the Senate by Mugabe on 25 August 2008.
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On 7 January 2009, The Herald reported that Patrick Chinamasa had been appointed as Acting Minister of Finance following the dismissal of Samuel Mumbengegwi, who no longer held a seat in Parliament.
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Later, Patrick Chinamasa was moved to a newly created ministry of Cyber Security in 2017.
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Patrick Chinamasa was reassigned to the role of Minister of Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation where he led efforts to ensure cybersecurity through various end points.
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In February 2003, Patrick Chinamasa sent the police to arrest Peter Baker, a white farmer who had refused to vacate his farm, Rocklands, in favour of the Minister, after successfully challenging its seizure in court.