Richard Msowoya
Richard Msowoya | |
|---|---|
 in 2017 at protest about gender violence | |
| 7th Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 16 June 2014 – 19 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Chimunthu Banda |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Gotani Hara |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Khwauli Msiska |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Ndovie |
| Constituency | Karonga Nyungwe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1962 |
| Party | Malawi Congress (before 2018) United Transformation Movement (since 2018) |
Richard Msowoya (born 28 August 1962) is a Malawian politician who served as the 7th Speaker of the National Assembly and in the assembly for the Karonga Nyungwe constituency from 2014 to 2019. He was a member of the Malawi Congress Party and United Transformation Movement. He was Lazarus Chakwera's vice presidential running mate in the 2014 election
Early life and education
[edit]Richard Msowoya was born on 28 August 1962.[1] He graduated with a master's degree in supply chain management.[2]
Career
[edit]Msowoya served as Deputy Minister of Education, Minister of State, and Minister of Transport. Msowoya became vice president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP).[2]
Msowoya was Lazarus Chakwera's vice presidential running mate in the 2014 election.[2][3] During the campaign he participated in the first televised vice presidential debate in Malawi's history.[4]
In the 2009 election Msowoya ran in the Karonga Nyungwe constituency as an independent candidate and lost to Khwauli Msiska.[5] He defeated Msiska in the 2014 election as the nominee of the MCP.[6]
Msowoya defeated Francis Kasaila, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to become the 7th Speaker by a vote of 101 to 89 on 16 June 2014.[2][7]
Msowoya left the MCP and joined the United Transformation Movement (UTM) on 20 July 2018.[3] He declined to seek reelection in the Karonga Nyungwe constituency in 2019, and instead supported his daughter Luwani Msowoya.[8] Kenneth Ndovie defeated her in the election.[9]
Personal life
[edit]A cyclist was hit and killed by Msowoya in Chisemphere in 2015, but no charges were filed against him.[10]
References
[edit]Works cited
[edit]News
[edit]- "Malawi: Msowoya Cleared of Any Crime". malawi24. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025 – via allAfrica.
- "Speaker Msowoya confirms switch to Movement". The Nation. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025.
- Gwede, Wanga (16 June 2014). "MCP's Msowoya elected Speaker of Malawi Parliament". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- Masina, Lameck (9 March 2014). "Malawi Holds First Ever Debate for Presidential Running Mates". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025.
- Moyo, Judith (8 October 2018). "Msowoya will not contest in 2019: Speaker's daughter to run on UTM's ticket in Karonga Nyungwe". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025.
Web
[edit]- "2009 Election Results" (PDF). Malawi Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2016.
- "2014 Election Results" (PDF). Malawi Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2014.
- "Karonga Nyungwe Parliamentary Constituency Results". Malawi Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025.
- "Parliament elects Speaker". National Assembly. 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- "Richard Msowoya". Africa Confidential. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025.