Theresa Gloria Mwale

Theresa Gloria Mwale (born 1947) is a nurse who entered politics in Malawi, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Health in 2009.

Theresa Gloria Mwale
Mwale in 2011
Member of Parliament
In office
2009–2014
ConstituencyMchinji West
Personal details
Born1947 (age 75–76)
Malawi
OccupationNurse, politician

Theresa Gloria Mwale was born in 1947, and gained an MSc in Nursing Education and Management. From 1973 to 1976 she worked as a nurse and manager in hospitals in the Nkhatabay and Chikhwawa districts. From 1976 to 1987 she was a teacher at Zomba School of Nursing and Kamuzu College of Nursing. Between 1987 and 2008, Mwale was a Health Advisor for Reproductive Women and New-Born Babies for the World Health Organization.[1]

Mwale was elected Member of Parliament for the Mchinji West Constituency on a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket on 19 May 2009.[2] She was appointed Deputy Minister of Health in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009.[3] After the Cabinet reshuffle of 9 August 2010, she was appointed Minister of Gender, Child & Community Development.[4]

Mwale sought reelection in 2014 as an independent candidate, but was unseated by Billy Kanjira Banda of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP).[5] She later contested the MCP primaries for the 2016 Mchinji West by-election.[6]

References
  1. "Cabinet Profiles - June 2010". Best of Malawi. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  2. "Malawi Election 2009 Results". African Elections Project. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  3. "Malawi's 43 member cabinet list as unveiled by President Mutharika". Nyasa Times. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10.
  4. "MALAWI CABINET AS OF AUGUST 9, 2010" (PDF). Government of Malawi. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  5. "2014 Malawi Parliamentary election results" (PDF). www.sdnp.org.mw. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  6. Munthali-Mana, Sarah (2016-04-18). "Teacher wins in MCP primary elections in Mchinji West". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 2021-11-16.


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