Maureen Mwanawasa
Maureen Mwanawasa | |
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Mwanawasa in 2007 | |
| 3rd First Lady of Zambia | |
| In role 2 January 2002 – 19 August 2008 | |
| President | Levy Mwanawasa |
| Preceded by | Vera Tembo |
| Succeeded by | Thandiwe Banda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1963 Kabwe, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) |
| Died | 13 August 2024 (aged 61) Lusaka, Zambia |
| Political party | UPND |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Chipokota Mayamba Matola Levy Jr. Lubona Ntembe |
| Alma mater | University of Zambia Edith Cowan University |
| Occupation | Legal practitioner |
Maureen Mwanawasa (née Kakubo; 28 April 1963 – 13 August 2024) was a Zambian legal practitioner who was first lady from 2002 to 2008. She was also a member of the Association of Women Lawyers in the United Kingdom, a serving council member of Law Association of Zambia Women’s Rights Committee, and the vice chairperson for the Habitat for Humanity, Zambia Board. She was the patron of Breakthrough Cancer Trust and the Child Care & Adoption Society of Zambia.