Jacquiline Chikuta
Jacquiline Chikuta | |
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| Member of Parliament for Ntchisi North | |
| In office 2019 – 27 January 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1958 |
| Died | January 27, 2021 (aged 62) |
| Party | Malawi Congress Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Jacquiline Chikuta (21 July 1958 – 27 January 2021) was a Malawian politician. She was elected in 2019 and served until her early death.
Life
[edit]Chikuta was born on 21 July 1958, in Nyasaland.[1]
She became an MP in 2019 for Ntchisi, North and she was vice-chairperson for the Parliamentary Committee on Education. She was a member of the Malawi Congress Party[2] and the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus. She sat on the Public Appointments Committee with Anna Katchiko and Rachel Mazombwe.[3]
She died in Mtengowanthenga Hospital in Mponelaa in Dowa District of COVID-19 on 27 January 2021, aged 62.[1][2] She was one of two MPs who had died of COVID-19 that month.[1] She was buried in her constituency the next day.[4] Wezzie Gondwe died in September 2021.[5] She was the third MP to die that year.[6] Bi-elections were held for the three constituencies on 26 October 2021.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Covid-19 kills 2 more MPs". Nation Online. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- 1 2 Reporter, Malawi24 (2021-01-27). "Two MPs die". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Representation – PWC Malawi". Archived from the original on 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ↑ "Chikalimba, Chikuta to be laid to rest tomorrow". Malawi 24. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ "Chakwera, Chilima saddened by MP Wezzie Gondwe's Death". Malawi Muslims Official Website. 2021-09-02. Archived from the original on 2025-08-03. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "More independents vie for October 26 by-elections". Nation Online. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "RESULTS DECLARATION SPEECH BY CHAIRMAN, JUSTICE DR mCHIFUNDO KACHALE FOR 26 OCTOBER BY-ELECTIONS" (PDF). Malawi Electoral Commission. 27 Oct 2021.