Emerine Kabanshi

Emerine Kabanshi
Member of the National Assembly for Luapula
In office
September 2011  August 2021
PresidentMichael Sata
Edgar Lungu
Preceded byPeter Machungwa
Succeeded byChanda Katotobwe
Deputy Minister of Gender
In office
November 2011  March 2012
Preceded byLucy Changwe
Succeeded byEsther Banda
Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs
In office
March 2012  July 2012
Preceded byNkandu Luo
Succeeded byEmmanuel Chenda
Minister of Local Government and Housing
In office
July 2012  March 2014
Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health
In office
March 2014  September 2018
Preceded byJoseph Katema
Succeeded byOlipa Phiri
Personal details
Born (1964-11-27) 27 November 1964
Zambia
Political partyPatriotic Front
Alma materUniversity of Lusaka

Emerine Kabanshi (born November 27, 1964) is a Zambian politician and livestock specialist. Kabanshi served as a member of the National Assembly of Zambia for Luapula from 2011 to 2021, and she was appointed to the cabinets of presidents Michael Sata and Edgar Lungu.

After facing allegations of mismanaging social welfare funds during her time as minister of community development and social welfare, Kabanshi was sentenced to two years in prison, which she served from 2023 to 2025.