Ephraim Mganda Chiume is a politician who was appointed Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment in the cabinet of Malawi on 15 June 2009.[1]
Chiume was born in 1953. He obtained a BSc Degree in Quantity Surveying from the University of South West in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in the UK, and the Surveyors Institute of Malawi. He worked for Brendan Penny Associates, Bristol in the UK, and Peter Richards & Partners in Zambia, Botswana and Malawi. Chiume established his own consultancy of Chartered Quantity Surveyors in Lilongwe.[1]
Chiume joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and became the party's Administrative Secretary. From 2008 he was a member of the DPP Governing Council. On 19 May 2009, he was elected Member of Parliament for Nkhatabay North Constituency on the DPP ticket.[1] He was appointed Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Energy in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009.[2] He was confirmed as Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment in the reshuffle announced on 9 August 2010.[3]