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| '''Gladys Ganda''' is a ] politician who was appointed as a Presidential advisor. She is a member of parliamentarian for Nsanje Lalanje in Malawi and the ]. | '''Gladys Ganda''' is a ] politician who was appointed as a Presidential advisor. She is a member of parliamentarian for ] in Malawi and the ]. She was elected to chair parliament's Budget and Finance Committee in 2020. | ||
| ==Life== | ==Life== | ||
| ⚫ | Ganda attended the Chancellor College of the ] which is in ] and graduated with a BSc. She later went to Cape Town in South Africa to study for her MBA. She had a career inside the Bank of Malawi that lasted twenty years.<ref name="biog"/> | ||
| Ganda was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in 2017. She stood again and in 2019 she became the member of parliament for the Nsanje Lalanje constituency.<ref name="biog">{{Cite web |date=2020-08-26 |title=MP Ganda elected chair of Malawi Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/mp-ganda-elected-chair-of-malawi-budget-and-finance-committee-of-parliament/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.nyasatimes.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Until then she was deputy CEO of NOCMA (the National Oil Company of Malawi.)<ref name="biog"/> | |||
| ⚫ | Ganda attended the Chancellor College of the ] which is in Zomba and graduated with a BSc. She later went to Cape Town in South Africa to study for her MBA.<ref name="biog"/> | ||
| In 2020, ] resigned as chair of parliament's Budget and Finance Committee as that committee was intended to be led by a person whose party is not in government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-26 |title=MP Ganda elected chair of Malawi Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/mp-ganda-elected-chair-of-malawi-budget-and-finance-committee-of-parliament/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.nyasatimes.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Ganda was elected to the chair by the committee. She is only the second woman to lead this committee which is created by the constitution. The Budget and Finance Committee has a wide range of oversight into the nation's budgets, spending and government borrowing and it advices the respective ministry.<ref name="biog"/> | |||
| In September 2024 she was supported by her party after she apologised for comments she had made. She |
In September 2024 she was supported by her party after she apologised for comments she had made. She was demoted to be a Presidential advisor after an event in Sorjin where she praised the wrong person. She was fired after less than four weeks as the elected Director of Elections. Firing an elected politician raised some criticism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=Times |date=2024-09-11 |title=DPP fires Gladys Ganda after 23 days |url=https://times.mw/dpp-fires-gladys-ganda-after-23-days/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=The Times Group |language=en-US}}</ref> She made a full and public apology to the ], the President and the electorate.<ref name="fom">{{Cite web |last=Ngwira |first=Robert |date=2024-09-14 |title=MP Gladys Ganda apologies to Mutharika for dying with Chakwera |url=https://www.faceofmalawi.com/2024/09/14/mp-gladys-ganda-apologies-to-mutharika-for-dying-with-chakwera/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-16 |title=DPP ‘forgives’ Gladys Ganda, but insists she remains demoted from her elected position - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/dpp-forgives-gladys-ganda-but-insists-she-remains-demoted-from-her-elected-position/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.nyasatimes.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
| She is a member the Malawi’s Parliamentary Women’s Caucus which is an association of the women in parliament. In 2019 just 20% of the parliament were women.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PWC Home – PWC Malawi |url=https://pwcmalawi.org/pwc-home/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> | She is a member the Malawi’s Parliamentary Women’s Caucus which is an association of the women in parliament. In 2019 just 20% of the parliament were women.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PWC Home – PWC Malawi |url=https://pwcmalawi.org/pwc-home/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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Malawian politician| Gladys Ganda | |
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| Nationality | Malawian |
| Occupation | politician |
| Employer(s) | National Bank of Malawi, NOCMA |
Gladys Ganda is a Malawian politician who was appointed as a Presidential advisor. She is a member of parliamentarian for Nsanje Lalanje in Malawi and the Democratic Progressive Party. She was elected to chair parliament's Budget and Finance Committee in 2020.
Life
Ganda attended the Chancellor College of the University of Malawi which is in Zomba and graduated with a BSc. She later went to Cape Town in South Africa to study for her MBA. She had a career inside the Bank of Malawi that lasted twenty years.
Ganda was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in 2017. She stood again and in 2019 she became the member of parliament for the Nsanje Lalanje constituency. Until then she was deputy CEO of NOCMA (the National Oil Company of Malawi.)
In 2020, Sosten Gwengwe resigned as chair of parliament's Budget and Finance Committee as that committee was intended to be led by a person whose party is not in government. Ganda was elected to the chair by the committee. She is only the second woman to lead this committee which is created by the constitution. The Budget and Finance Committee has a wide range of oversight into the nation's budgets, spending and government borrowing and it advices the respective ministry.
In September 2024 she was supported by her party after she apologised for comments she had made. She was demoted to be a Presidential advisor after an event in Sorjin where she praised the wrong person. She was fired after less than four weeks as the elected Director of Elections. Firing an elected politician raised some criticism. She made a full and public apology to the DPP, the President and the electorate.
She is a member the Malawi’s Parliamentary Women’s Caucus which is an association of the women in parliament. In 2019 just 20% of the parliament were women.
References
- ^ "MP Ganda elected chair of Malawi Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "MP Ganda elected chair of Malawi Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- News, Times (2024-09-11). "DPP fires Gladys Ganda after 23 days". The Times Group. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - Ngwira, Robert (2024-09-14). "MP Gladys Ganda apologies to Mutharika for dying with Chakwera". Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "DPP 'forgives' Gladys Ganda, but insists she remains demoted from her elected position - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "PWC Home – PWC Malawi". Retrieved 2025-01-08.