Frederick Shava
Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava (born 20 March 1949) is a Zimbabwean politician who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in February 2021 and sworn in on 2 March 2021. He also serves as a member of the Senate representing Midlands Province, having been sworn in on 17 March 2021. He replaced the late Sibusiso Moyo in both the Senate and as foreign minister.
Frederick Shava | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade | |
| Assumed office 2 March 2021 | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Vice President | |
| Preceded by | Sibusiso Moyo |
| Member of the Senate for Midlands Province | |
| Assumed office 17 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sibusiso Moyo |
| Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations | |
| In office 19 September 2014 – 2021 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Chitsaka Chipaziwa |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Comberbach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1949 Chivi, Cheteni Village, Southern Rhodesia |
| Political party | ZANU–PF |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway College Imperial College London |
Prior to his appointment, Shava served as Zimbabwe's representative to the United Nations, where he was the President of the UN Economic and Social Affairs Council. Shava also served in Robert Mugabe's government as the Minister of Labour, Manpower Planning and Development from 1981 to 1986 and Minister of State for Political Affairs in 1987. While a cabinet minister in the Mugabe government, Shava was convicted for perjury in the Willowgate motor scandal, a matter that he was later pardoned for by the president. He also served as Zimbabwe's ambassador to China from 2007 to 2014.