Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry
Coat of arms of Zambia
Ministry overview
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of Zambia
HeadquartersNew Government Complex
8th, 9th and 10th Floors, Nasser Road
P.O. Box 31968
Lusaka, Zambia
Annual budgetZMW. 318.3 million (2016)
Ministry executive
WebsiteHomepage

The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) is a cabinet level government ministry of Zambia. It is responsible for the development of a globally competitive, sustainable, commercial, trade and industrial base in Zambia with the objective of contributing to social and economic development in the country.[1] The ministry is headed by the Minister Commerce, Trade and Industry.

Location

The headquarters of the MCTI are located on the eighth, ninth and tenth Floors of the New Government Complex, in the Lusaka neighbourhood of Cathedral Hill.[2]

Overview

The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, assisted by a deputy minister, both of whom are political appointees. The Permanent Secretary, a career civil servant, oversees the five departments of the ministry. Each of the five departments is headed by a departmental director.[3]

  • Department of Foreign Trade
  • Department of Domestic Trade
  • Department of Human Resources and Administration
  • Department of Planning and Information
  • Department of Industry

The MCTI works in collaboration with the following government agencies:

  1. Zambia Bureau of Standards[4]
  2. Zambia Development Agency[5]
  3. Zambia Metrology Agency[6]
  4. Patents and Companies Registration Agency[7]
  5. Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission[8]
  6. Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

List of ministers

Minister Party Term start Term end
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Alexander Grey Zulu United National Independence Party 1964
Commerce, Trade & Industry
Ronald Penza Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 1991 1993
Enoch Kavindele Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 1997 1998
Felix Mutati Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 2006 2011
Emmanuel Chenda Patriotic Front 2013 2014
Margaret Mwanakatwe Patriotic Front 2015 2018
Christopher Yaluma Patriotic Front 2018 2021
Chipoka Mulenga

United Party for National Development||2021||

Deputy ministers

Deputy Minister Party Term start Term end
Deputy Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry
Paul Tembo Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 1992

References

  1. ^ MCTI (11 September 2016). "Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Republic of Zambia: About the Ministry". Lusaka: Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ MCTI (11 September 2016). "Street Address of Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ MCTI (11 September 2016). "Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry: Organisational Structure". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ^ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Bureau of Standards". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ^ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Development Agency". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ^ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Metrology Agency". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. ^ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Patents and Companies Registration Agency". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ^ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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