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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development

Ben Phiri

In the Cabinet of President Peter Mutharika since October 2025.

  • Democratic Progressive Party
  • MP for Thyolo Central

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Biography

Ben Phiri has been Minister of Local Government and Rural Development since October 2025, appointed by President Peter Mutharika.1

He is also the Member of Parliament for Thyolo Central in Thyolo District, sitting for the Democratic Progressive Party.

References

  1. Nyasa Times: Mutharika's new Cabinet

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