Lilian Zemura
| Lilian Zemura | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | September 1, 1950 Nkayi |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Citizenship | Zimbabwe |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Being a Member of Palriament |
| Political party | ZANU-PF |
Lilian Zemura is a Zanu PF politician. She was elected to parliament in July 2013as a woman's proportional representative for Mashonaland East. In 2018, Zemura was appointed the Zanu PF proportional representative for Mashonaland East.
Personal Details
Born: 1 September 1950 in Nkayi, [1]
She is a relative of the late Reuben Zemura who was a prominent businessman and Zanu PF politician. [2]
Zemura is the paternal grandmother of footballer Jordan Zemura. [3]
School / Education
Primary: Standard 6 at Amazvimabili Primary School.
Secondary: Mpopoma High School.
Tertiary: United College of Education where she got her T4 Teachers Training Course.
Zemura trained as a paralegal at the Legal Resource Foundation. [1]
Service/Career
She joined Zanu PF in 1978 during the Second Chimurenga. In 1982, Zemura was Zanu PF secretary for education. In 1984, Lilian Zemura was elected to the Zanu PF Provincial Post as secretary for education in the Women’s League.
In the 2013 Elections, (see A History of Zimbabwean Elections), sixty seats were allocated to women, under the 2013 Zimbabwe Constitution. They were divided into 6 per province, based on a party's share of votes in the province. The parties produced lists of candidates before the elections. Successful candidates are listed in bold. Only parties which had successful candidates are listed. Vote counts for these seats may vary slightly from the official provincial vote totals due to some multiple candidates votes.
In 2000, Zemura was elected to the Central Committee and in 2015 she was chosen as a Politburo member and Deputy Secretary for Disabled and Disadvantaged People. She worked as a paralegal for 25 years before coming to Parliament. [1]
Events
2008 Election Violence
In 2008, Zemura ran as a Zanu PF candidate for the Murehwa parliamentary seat but lost to Ward Nezi. Ahead of the 2008 election runoff between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, Zemura accompanied Joel Biggie Matiza and David Parirenyatwa in Murehwa West for a political meeting which the local population was told to attend or face beatings or arrest. [4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 HON ZEMURA LILIAN, Parliament of Zimbabwe, Published: September 16, 2021, Retrieved: September 20, 2021
- ↑ Forward Nyanyiwa, A dance with Father Zimbabwe in Mukarakate, The Chronicle, Published: July 5, 2020, Retrieved: September 20, 2021
- ↑ ZEMURA: TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS & BEING FIRED AS A GLASS FITTER, AFC Bournemouth, Published: June 13, 2021, Retrieved: September 14, 2021
- ↑ Chris McGreal, Mugabe minister accused of gun threats, The Guardian, Published: April 21, 2008, Retrieved: September 20, 2021
