Fay Chung
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Dr. Fay King Chung | |
|---|---|
 Chung in 2007 | |
| Minister of National Affairs, Employment Generation and Cooperatives | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | New post |
| Constituency | Non-constituency Member of Parliament |
| Minister of Education, Sport and Culture | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | Dzingai Mutumbuka |
| Constituency | Non-constituency Member of Parliament |
| Deputy Secretary for Administration in the Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture | |
| In office 1980–1988 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe (1987–2017) |
| Prime Minister | Robert Mugabe (1980–1987) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1941 (age 83) Southern Rhodesia |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Political party | Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn |
| Other political affiliations | ZANU–PF |
| Children | Chipo Chung |
| Occupation | Educator |
Fay King Chung (born March 1941) is a Zimbabwean educator and was an independent candidate for the 2008 Zimbabwean senatorial election. Chung has worked to extend access to education and to bring education-with-production principles into school curricula in Zimbabwe and other developing countries.
Career
[edit]Chung was Deputy Secretary for Administration in the Ministry of Education from 1980 to 1988 and Minister of Education in President Robert Mugabe's cabinet from 1988 to 1993. In 1980, 5% of the black population in Zimbabwe had access to free basic education as provided by government schools (at that time mission schools provided the majority of basic education); by 1993, Zimbabwe had achieved a 95% primary education rate.[1]
Return to Zimbabwe
[edit]Chung returned home to Zimbabwe in 2003 ostensibly to retire, though she has continued to be outspoken on Zimbabwean politics. In 2006, she authored Re-Living the Second Chimurenga: Memories of the Liberation Struggle for Zimbabwe, her memoir. In addition, she has continued to be active in various organisations, including supporting various women's education, leadership and empowerment efforts in Africa. She is a founder of the Forum for African Women Educationalists, the Association for Strengthening Higher Education for Women in Africa and is also the chairperson of the board of trustees of the Women's University in Africa which she helped co-found in 2003.[2]
2008 Zimbabwean election
[edit]Chung was one of the early public supporters of independent presidential candidate, Simba Makoni, who announced his presidential candidacy in early February 2008. In the Zimbabwean parliamentary election of 2008, Chung returned to the political arena and stood as an independent candidate within Makoni's Mavambo formation for the Mvurachena senatorial constituency. She gained 2,238 votes, losing to Cephas Makuyana of the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fay Chung Re-Joins Zanu PF". ZimEye. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "About us". wua-ac.org. Women's University in Africa. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
- ^ "House of Assembly Election Results 2008" (PDF). Kubatana. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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