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Felix Chipota Mutati (born 29 January 1959) is a Zambian politician and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party. He is also a member of the UPND Alliance. As a member of the alliance, he was nominated as a Member of Parliament (MP) and was appointed as the Minister of Technology and Science on 17 September 2021 by President Hakainde Hichilema.




Political Career


Felix Mutati was elected as the Member of Parliament for Lunte constituency in three consecutive elections (2001, 2006 and 2011).
Under the presidency of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (Levy Mwanawasa and Rupiah Banda), Mutati served as the Minister of Energy and Water Development from 2002 to 2004 and as Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry from 2004 to 2011.
Under the presidency of Edgar Lungu, Mutati served as Minister of Finance from September 2016 to February 2018 and as Minister of Works and Supply from February 2018 to November 2018.
On 12 October 2020, Mutati left the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy and launched a new political party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Ahead of the 2021 general election, the MDC was one of the parties that joined the UPND Alliance and supported the presidency of Hakainde Hichilema, declaring that the MDC would not field its own candidate. After the UPND won that election, Mutati was appointed as the Minister of Technology and Science and therefore received a nominated seat in Parliament.




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Website of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Zambia

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• Felix Mutati
• Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
• United Party for National Development
• List of members of the National Assembly of Zambia (2021–2026)
• Ministry of Finance (Zambia)
• Economy of Zambia
• Nevers Mumba
• Ministry of Technology and Science (Zambia)
• List of members of the National Assembly of Zambia (2016–2021)
• Lunte