Chinamasa, Mtetwa Appointed To SADC Panel Of Elders
Mako Jerera
ZANU PF secretary for finance Patrick Chinamasa and Senior Lecturer at the Zimbabwe National Defence University, Andrew Mtetwa, have been appointed to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Panel of Elders.
Patrick Anthony Chinamasa is a Zimbabwean politician who is currently attached to the ZANU PF Headquarters in Harare. He is the Party’s National Secretary for Finance.
He is a seasoned Lawyer and politician who can be trusted to execute the advisory role with mature acumen.
He is a former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. Chinamasa is former Minister of Cyber Security Threat Detection and Mitigation. Chinamasa has served as a cabinet Minister since 2000.
A senior lecturer at the Zimbabwe National Defence University, Andrew Mtetwa, who is former Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Belgium, Ethiopia, South Africa and Zambia, has been appointed to the SADC Mediation Reference Group.
The appointments were confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (MoFAIT) this Friday.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade wishes to inform the public of the appointment of Honourable Patrick A. Chinamasa and Ambassador Andrew H. Mtetwa to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Panel of Elders and Mediation Reference Group respectively.
The appointments were made following approval by the 41st Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government held in Lilongwe, Malawi in August 2021,” said the Ministry statement.
“The Panel of Elders and Mediation Reference Group are part of the SADC Mediation and Conflict Prevention and Preventative Diplomacy structure that was established by the SADC Heads of State and Government in August 2014. The structure is aimed at strengthening SADC’s mediation capacities and timeously pre-empt violent conflict.” said MoFAIT.
The Panel of Elders and Mediation Reference Group will be at the Centre of conflict prevention and therefore contributing to the peace and security in the region.
Honourable Chinamasa has held various government portfolios including those of the Attorney General, Minister of Finance and Economic Development and Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.
He will be joining four other eminent personalities that include former Heads of State and Government and former Government Ministers from other SADC countries on the SADC Panel of Elders. His appointment is for a four-year term until August 2025.
Ambassador Mtetwa will serve on the Mediation Reference Group with eight other former Ambassadors and high-level officials from the SADC region who were appointed for their demonstrable technical expertise in strategic studies, conflict resolution and preventative diplomacy. He will also serve for a term of four years ending in August 2025.
MoFAIT expressed gratitude to SADC Secretariat and took the opportunity to congratulate Honourable Chinamasa and Ambassador Mtetwa on their appointments to these important assignments which aim to support the ongoing efforts of SADC Heads of State and Government to promote peace and security in the SADC region.
Their appointments are testimony to Zimbabwe’s ability to produce distinguished regional leaders.
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