Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Zimbabwe)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Zimbabwe is a cabinet ministry of Zimbabwe, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.

Republic of Zimbabwe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
Ministry overview
Formed18 April 1980 (1980-04-18)
JurisdictionZimbabwe
Headquarters4240 Munhumutapa Building Samora Machel Avenue / Sam Nujoma Street, Harare
Minister responsible
  • Frederick Shava
Ministry executives
  • Frederick Shava, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • James Manzou, Secretary
Parent departmentGovernment of Zimbabwe
WebsiteOfficial Ministry website
Politics of Zimbabwe
Constitution
Government
Legislature
Judiciary
  • Supreme Court
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
  • Diplomatic missions of / in Zimbabwe

The current Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is Frederick Shava. He was appointed by President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, being sworn in on 2 March 2021.[1][2]

Color key
Political parties
  United Federal Party
  Rhodesian Front
  United African National Council
  ZANU–PF
Other factions
  Independent

List of ministers

The following is a list of Foreign Ministers of Zimbabwe and its historical antecedents since 1953:[3]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Title
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963)
1 Sir Godfrey Huggins
(1883–1971)		 7 September 1953 – 18 December 1953 Minister of External Affairs and Defence
18 December 1953 – 2 November 1956 Minister of External Affairs
2 Sir Roy Welensky
(1907–1991)		 2 November 1956 – 31 December 1963
Southern Rhodesia (1964–1965)
1 Winston Field
(1904–1969)		 1 January 1964 – 14 April 1964[4] Minister of External Affairs and Defence
2 Ian Smith
(1919–2007)		 14 April 1964 – 8 May 1964[4]
8 May 1964 – 28 August 1964 Minister of External Affairs
3 Clifford Dupont
(1905–1978)		 28 August 1964 – 17 November 1965[4]
Rhodesia (1965–1979, an unrecognised state)
— Ian Smith
(1919–2007)
Acting		 17 November 1965 – 1966 Minister of Foreign Affairs
4 The Duke of Montrose
(1907–1992)		 31 December 1966 – 11 September 1968
5 Jack Howman
(1919–2000)		 September 1968 – 31 July 1974
6 P. K. van der Byl
(1923–1999)		 2 August 1974 – 1 June 1979
Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979, an unrecognised state)
1 David Mukome 1 June 1979 – 11 December 1979 Minister of Foreign Affairs
Zimbabwe (since 1980, a recognised state)
1 Simon Muzenda
(1922–2003)		 18 April 1980 – 1 January 1981 Minister of Foreign Affairs
2 Witness Mangwende
(1946–2005)		 1 January 1981 – 22 December 1987
3 Nathan Shamuyarira
(1928–2014)		 22 December 1987 – 15 March 1995
4 Stan Mudenge
(1941–2012)		 15 April 1995 – 14 April 2005
5 Simbarashe Mumbengegwi
(born 1945)		 15 April 2005 – 9 October 2017
6 Walter Mzembi
(born 1964)		 9 October 2017 – 27 November 2017
— Simbarashe Mumbengegwi
(born 1945)
Acting		 27 November 2017 – 30 November 2017
7 Sibusiso Moyo
(1960–2021)		 30 November 2017 – 20 January 2021 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
— Amon Murwira
(born 1970)
Acting		 20 January 2021 – 2 March 2021
8 Frederick Shava
(born 1949)		 2 March 2021 – present

See also
  • Ministry of External Affairs (Rhodesia)

References
  1. Machivenyika, Farirai (8 February 2021). "JUST IN: President makes Ministerial appointments". The Herald. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. "Frederick Shava sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs". The Zimbabwe Mail. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. "Foreign ministers S–Z". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. http://ir.uz.ac.zw/jspui/bitstream/10646/3684/1/Willson_Holders_of_Administrative_and_Ministerial_office_1894_1964.pdf


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