- Enoch Kavindele is a Zambian businessman and politician who served as the Vice-President of Zambia from 2001 until 2003.
- He began his business career in the 1970s when he established Woodgate Holdings.
- Eno was originally a member of the United National Independence Party (UNIP) and was elected to the National Assembly in the Chingola constituency in a by-election in 1987.
- In 1991 he launched a leadership challenge to Kenneth Kaunda but withdrew after receiving little support.
- He was the UNIP candidate in Chingola in the 1991 general elections but was heavily defeated by Ludwig Sondashi of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD).
- In 1992 he left UNIP to form the United Democratic Party, which gained several seats on local councils. However, he later dissolved the party the following year and joined the MMD.
- He retained the seat in the 1996 general elections with a 14,000 majority.
- In 1997 he was moved to become Minister of Commerce Trade and Industry. However, he was sacked in September 1998.
- Kavindele was appointed Minister of Health in 2000
- He later became Chair of the North-Western Railway Company.
10 things you didn’t know about Enoch Kavindele
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