Opa Muchinguri

The Hon. Oppah Muchinguri MP
Minister of Environment , Water and Climate
President	Robert Mugabe
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-14) December 14, 1958
Nationality	Zimbabwean
Political party	Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU PF)
Education	University of Zimbabwe
Alma mater	University of Zimbabwe
Occupation	Minister of Environment, Water and Climate
Religion	Christian

Oppah Chamu Zvipange Muchinguri is a Zimbabwean politician, currently serving as Minister of Environment, Water and Climate. She ran as the ZANU-PF candidate for Mutasa Central constituency in the March 2008 parliamentary election, but was defeated by Trevor Saruwaka, a candidate of the Movement for Democratic Change. According to official results, Muchinguri received 4,764 votes against 9,228 votes for Saruwaka.

Positions once held

1. Secretary to the President
2. Governor of Manicaland Province (2000-2003)
3. Minister of Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development (2005-2009)
4. Central Committee Member
5. Politburo Member
6. Member of Parliament for Mutasa Central Constituency-2013
7. Secretary General of ZANU PF women's League
8. Secretary for Higher and Tertiary Education in the ZANU PF party (2014)
9. Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education (2014)
10. Minister of Water, Env & Climate (2015) (currently serving)

The Herald reported on January 3, 2009, that Muchinguri had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because she no longer held any seat in Parliament.