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The '''Ministry of Justice''' is a [[Ministry (government department)|ministry]] in [[Zambia]]. It is headed by the Minister of Justice. The Mission of the Ministry is to provide legal services, facilitate dispensation of justice and promote governance mechanisms in order to uphold good governance principles and practices in Zambia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mission Statement|url=https://www.moj.gov.zm/?page_id=5110|last=|first=|date=2019|website=Republic of Zambia. Ministry of Justice|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>

==Departments==
The Ministry of Justice in Zambia has six departments:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Departments|url=https://www.moj.gov.zm/?page_id=5144|last=|first=|date=2019|website=Republic of Zambia. Ministry of Justice|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>
*Department of Human Resource and Administration
*Legislative Drafting and Law Revision Department
*Department of the International Law and Agreements
*Department of Civil Litigation, Debt Collection and Prerogative of Mercy
*Department of Administrator-General and Official Receiver
*Governance Department

==List of ministers==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Minister
!Party
!Term start
!Term end
|-
!colspan=4|Minister of Legal Affairs
|-
|[[Brian Andre Doyle]]||''Ex officio''||1959||1962
|-
|[[William McCall (attorney general)|William McCall]]||''Ex officio''||1963||1963
|-
|[[Brian Andre Doyle]]||''Ex officio''||1963||1964
|-
!colspan=4|Minister of Justice
|-
|[[Mainza Chona]]||[[United National Independence Party]]||1964||1964
|-
|[[James John Skinner]]||[[United National Independence Party]]||1964||1965
|-
|[[Justin Chimba]]||[[United National Independence Party]]||1965||1966
|-
|[[Durton Konoso]]||[[United National Independence Party]]||1966||1967
|-
!colspan=4|Minister of Legal Affairs
|-
|[[James John Skinner]]||[[United National Independence Party]]||1967||1968
|-
|Fitzpatrick Chuula<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oVrVK2ElINMC&pg=PA657|title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997|last1=Kalley|first1=Jacqueline Audrey|last2=Schoeman|first2=Elna|last3=Andor|first3=Lydia Eve|date=1999|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780313302473|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]]
|1971
|1973
|-
|Annel M. Silungwe<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435024020042;view=1up;seq=204|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1974Jan-June.|website=HathiTrust|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
|[[United National Independence Party]]
|1973
|1974
|-
|[[Mainza Chona]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112083082641;view=1up;seq=316|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1975:Oct.-Dec..|website=HathiTrust|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
|[[United National Independence Party]]
|1975
|1977
|-
|[[Daniel Lisulo]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435079631990;view=1up;seq=439|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1977July-Sep,Dec.|website=HathiTrust|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
|[[National Party (Zambia)]]
|1977
|1978
|-
|Frederick Chomba<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435024019986;view=1up;seq=749|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1978July-Dec.|website=HathiTrust|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
|[[United National Independence Party]]
|1978
|1980
|-
|[[Gibson Chigaga]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435024019911;view=1up;seq=840|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1982July-Dec.|website=HathiTrust|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
|[[United National Independence Party]]
|1980
|1987
|-
|Frederick Chomba<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=msu.31293009634555;view=1up;seq=93|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1991 no.1-6.|website=HathiTrust|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
|[[United National Independence Party]]
|1987
|1991
|-
|Rodger Chongwe<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435083449116;view=1up;seq=343|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1991July-Dec.|website=HathiTrust|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
|[[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]]
|1991
|1992
|-
|Ludwig Sondashi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073049044;view=1up;seq=504;size=175|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep-Dec 1993.|website=HathiTrust|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
|Forum for Democratic Alternative 
|1993
|1995
|-
|[[Amusaa Mwanamwambwa]]||[[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]]||1995||1996
|-
|Vincent Malambo<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/legacy/wr2k1/africa/zambia.html|title=Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: Zambia: Human Rights Developments|website=www.hrw.org|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5WMOAQAAMAAJ|title=Africa Research Bulletin: Political, social, and cultural series|date=2001|publisher=Blackwell|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/economiccrisisci00juli|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/economiccrisisci00juli/page/248 248]|title=Economic Crisis, Civil Society, and Democratization: The Case of Zambia|last=Ihonvbere|first=Julius Omozuanvbo|date=1996|publisher=Africa World Press|isbn=9780865435018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U_oUAQAAIAAJ|title=Southern Africa Human Rights Review|date=2001|publisher=Afronet|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Zambia Republican Party|Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]]
|1996
|2001
|-
!colspan=4|Minister of Justice
|-
|[[George Kunda]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://zambiareports.com/2012/04/17/sata-mourns-george-kunda/|title=Sata Mourns George Kunda {{!}} Zambia Reports|date=2012-04-17|work=Zambia Reports|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]]
|2002
|2012
|-
|Wynter Kabimba<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2012/09/03/president-michael-sata-appoints-wynter-kabimba-justice-minister/|title=Zambia : President Michael Sata appoints Wynter Kabimba as new Justice Minister|date=2012-09-03|work=LusakaTimes.com|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28975016|title=Zambia leader sacks potential rival|date=2014-08-28|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|[[Rainbow Party (Zambia)|Rainbow Party]]
|2012
|2014
|-
|[[Edgar Lungu]]
|[[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]]
|2014
|2015
|-
|Ngosa Simbyakula<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zambiaembassy.org/page/ambassador-dr-ngosa-simbyakulas-biography|title=Ambassador Dr. Ngosa Simbyakula's Biography {{!}} Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Washington, D.C.|website=www.zambiaembassy.org|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
|[[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]]
|2015
|2016
|-
|[[Given Lubinda]]||[[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]]||2016||
|}

==See also==

* [[Justice ministry]]
* [[Politics of Zambia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.moj.gov.zm/ Official website]

{{Ministries of Zambia}}

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