- Lupando Mwape was a Zambian politician.
- He served as Vice-President of Zambia from 2004 to 2006 under President Levy Mwanawasa.
- Mwape never got defeated in the 2006 parliamentary election which made President Levy Mwanawasa re-appointed him as Vice-President.
- Lupando was succeeded by Rupiah Banda, who became president on Mwanawasa’s death in 2008.
- Before his death, in terms of education he was a diplomatic leader with brains as he attained a Bachelor of Engineering and Educationalist in the Technical establishment, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Technical and Vocational Lecturer only to mention a few….
- Lupando Mwape also held several posts in Zambia during his reign, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in September 2000.
- He was appointed as Minister of Communications and Transport and concurrently served as Chairman of Africa Telecommunications Union (ATU) in May 2001.
- At Party level, Mwape was Co-opted MMD Northern Province Vice-Chairman in 2001 and became Chairman from April 2003.
- As Resident Ambassador to P.R. China 2007-2009, His Excellency Lupando Augustine Festus K. Mwape was a Non-Residential Ambassador to DPR Korea, Kingdom of Thailand, Kingdom of Cambodia, Mongolia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Vietnam, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Mwape died in Johannesburg, South Africa in January 2019 at the age of 68 .
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