Felix Mutati

Felix Chipota Mutati is a Zambian politician and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change party. He is also a member of the UPND Alliance. As a member of the alliance, he was nominated as a Member of Parliament and was appointed the Minister of Technology and Science on 17 September 2021 by President Hakainde Hichilema.

Political career

Felix Mutati was elected as the Member of Parliament for Lunte constituency in three consecutive elections as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate.
Under the presidency of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, Mutati served as the Minister of Energy and Water Development from 2002 to 2004 and as Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry from 2004 to 2011.
Under the presidency of Edgar Lungu, Mutati served as Minister of Finance from September 2016 to February 2018 and as Minister of Works and Supply from February 2018 to November 2018 as a nominated member of parliament.
On 12 October 2020, Mutati left the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy and launched a new political party, the Movement for Democratic Change.
On 7 May 2021, the MDC decided to join a newly-formed alliance named the Zambia We Want Alliance together with the Zambia Shall Prosper Movement, the Zambians for Empowerment and Development and Movement for Change and Equality. Two days later, the Zambia We Want Alliance, which includes the MDC, merged into the UPND Alliance, another alliance of political parties, and supported the presidency of Hakainde Hichilema, declaring that the MDC would not field its own candidate at the 2021 general election. After the UPND won that election, Mutati was appointed the Minister of Technology and Science and was therefore a nominated member of Parliament.