Cabinet of Malawi
Who runs each ministry in President Peter Mutharika's government: every Cabinet minister and deputy minister, when they were appointed, their constituencies and biographies, and every reshuffle since October 2025.
The Cabinet is made up of the President, the Vice Presidents, and the Ministers and Deputy Ministers the President appoints to run government departments. Most ministers are also Members of Parliament.
President: Peter Mutharika · Vice President: Jane Ansah · Second Vice President: Enoch Chihana · Cabinet as of 29 May 2026.
Ministers (19)
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Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation
Joseph Mwanamvekha
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
George Chaponda
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Minister of Natural Resources
Patricia Wiskies
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Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Roza Fatch Mbilizi
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Minister of Industrialisation, Business, Trade and Tourism
Simon Itaye
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Minister of Education, Science and Technology
Bright Msaka
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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Charles Mhango
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Minister of Health and Sanitation
Madalitso Baloyi
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development
Ben Phiri
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Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
Chimwemwe Chipungu
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Minister of Transport and Public Works
Jappie Mhango
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Minister of Homeland Security
Peter Mukhito
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Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare
Mary Navicha
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Minister of Energy
Jean Mathanga
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Minister of Mining
Thoko Tembo
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Minister of Labour, Skills and Innovation
Joel Chigona
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Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture
Alfred Gangata
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Minister of Information and Communication Technology
Shadrick Namalomba
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Minister of Defence
Feston Kaupa
Deputy Ministers (6)
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Deputy Minister of Homeland Security (Operations)
Norman Chisale
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Deputy Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare
Martha Mzomera Ngwira
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Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology
Francis Foley
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Deputy Minister of Natural Resources
Chipiliro Mpinganjira
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Deputy Minister of Industrialisation, Business, Trade and Tourism
Edgar Tembo
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Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation
Charles Chilambula
Changes since October 2025
- 5 October 2025 · First appointments announced, including the Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs and State (source)
- 30 October 2025 · Full Cabinet of 24 named (source)
- 5 January 2026 · Reshuffle: Ministry of State abolished, portfolios reassigned, Cabinet expanded to 28 (source)
- 30 January 2026 · New Minister of Trade after George Partridge became Governor of the Reserve Bank; Gangata and Wiskies swap portfolios (source)
- 29 May 2026 · Ministry of Energy and Mining split into two ministries (source)
Left this Cabinet
- George Partridge · Minister of Industrialisation, Business, Trade and Tourism, October 2025 – 30 January 2026
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