Patricia Kaliati

Patricia Annie Kaliati is a Malawian politician who held various ministerial positions in the Cabinet of Malawi between 2000 and 2010.

Patricia Kaliati was born in 1967, trained as a teacher and taught in primary and secondary schools from 1993 to 1999. In 1999 she was elected Member of Parliament for Mulanje West Constituency. In 2000, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Health. Kaliati was Deputy Minister of National Public Events (2002-2004) and then Deputy Minister of Local Government. She was reelected in 2004 and was appointed Minister of Information and Tourism, renamed Minister of Information and Civic Education in May 2007, holding that position until May 2009.[1]

In the May 2009 elections she was again elected on the Democratic Progressive Party ticket.[2] Kaliati was appointed Minister of Gender, Children and Community Development in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009.[3] She was dropped from the cabinet on 9 August 2010.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cabinet Profiles - June 2010". Best of Malawi. http://www.bestofmalawi.com/news/174/ARTICLE/1929/2010-06-09.html. Retrieved 2011-03-05. 
  2. ^ "Malawi Election 2009 Results". African Elections Project. http://www.africanelections.org/malawi/results.php. Retrieved 2011-03-04. 
  3. ^ "Malawi’s 43 member cabinet list as unveiled by President Mutharika". Nyasa Times. 17 June 2009. http://www.nyasatimes.com/politics/43-member-full-cabinet-list-as-unveiled-by-bingu.html. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 
  4. ^ "MALAWI CABINET AS OF AUGUST 9, 2010". Government of Malawi. http://www.malawi.gov.mw/Cabinet_9_Aug_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-03.