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Dora Siliya

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Dora Siliya
Member of the National Assembly for Petauke Central
In office
2006–2021
Preceded byRonald Banda
Succeeded byJay Emmanuel Banda
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services
In office
February 2018 – August 2021
PresidentEdgar Lungu
Preceded byKampamba Mulenga
Succeeded byChushi Kasanda
Minister of Agriculture
In office
29 September 2016 – February 2018
PresidentEdgar Lungu
Preceded byGiven Lubinda
Succeeded byMicheal Zondani Katambo
Minister of Energy and Water Development
In office
October 2015 – August 2016
PresidentEdgar Lungu
Preceded byKampamba Mulenga
Succeeded byChushi Kasanda
Minister Education
In office
June 2009 – September 2011
PresidentRupiah Banda
Preceded byKampamba Mulenga
Succeeded byChushi Kasanda
Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication
In office
February 2008 – April 2009
PresidentLevy Mwanawasa
Rupiah Banda
Preceded byKampamba Mulenga
Succeeded byChushi Kasanda
Deputy Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry
In office
October 2006 – February 2008
PresidentLevy Mwanawasa
Personal details
Born (1970-10-08) 8 October 1970 (age 54)
Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Political partyMovement for Multi-Party Democracy (2001 - 2015)
Patriotic Front (2015 - 2021)

Dora Siliya (born October 8, 1970) is a politician in Zambia.[1] She was the member of parliament for Petauke Central from 2006 to 2021. During her political tenure, she served as the Deputy Minister of Commerce, Minister of Transport, Minister of Education, Minister of Energy and Water Development, Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services.[2]

Early years

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She was born in Kitwe and went to school in Mufulira. After graduating Kabulonga Girls secondary school in 1988, she commenced her studies at the University of Zambia where she studied medicine. After two years, she left the University and began working at Zambian Television and Radio (ZNBC), then went back to university to study mass communication, while still employed at ZNBC. In 1996 she started work at the South African Broadcasting Corporation. In 1997 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She holds a master's degree in development economics from the University of Cambridge and PhD in Development Economics from University of Lusaka.[3][4]

Career

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Siliya became the television controller at ZNBC.[5] She left ZNBC and was employed in a European Union project of Private Sector Development for two years.[3][4]

Political Career

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In 2001, she was approached by the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) to run for the National Assembly, which she did in Petauke. She finished third out of six candidates[6] and was then transferred to the Zambian embassy in Cairo working for the deputy ambassador and was mainly devoted to trade relations.[7] In 2006, she stood again as the parliamentary candidate for the MMD in Petauke (resulting in her not continuing her embassy appointment in Cairo[7]) and she won the seat.[8][9]

She was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Commerce in the cabinet of President Levy Mwanawasa after the 2006 election.[1][8] In February 2008, Mwanawasa appointed Siliya as the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication.[10] In April 2009, after a tribunal found that Siliya had ignored the Attorney General's advice on a certain matter, she decided to resign from her role as transport and communication minister.[11] In June 2009, President Rupiah Banda appointed her as the Minister of Education.[12]

At the 2011 election, she stood again as the MMD candidate in Petauke Central and won the seat. However, in June 2013, her election victory was nullified by the Supreme Court of Zambia.[13] The subsequent by-election only took place on 30 June 2015 after long legal disputes.[14][15][16] In May 2015, Siliya had resigned from the MMD in order to join the Patriotic Front (PF)[17] and so, she stood in the Petauke Central by-election on 30 June 2015 as the PF candidate[18] and retained her seat.[14] She was then appointed as the Minister of Energy and Water Development in October 2015 by President Edgar Lungu.[19] At the 2016 election, she stood again as the PF candidate in Petauke Central and retained her seat.[20] She was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture just after the 2016 election[21] before being appointed the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services and government spokesperson in February 2018.[22][23][1]

At the 2021 general election, she stood again as the Patriotic Front candidate in Petauke Central and finished second to independent candidate Jay Emmanuel Banda.[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dora Siliya". National Assembly of Zambia. Archived from the original on 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  2. ^ "BBC World Service - Newsday, Why Zambia supports job requests from Gulf States". BBC. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. ^ a b mwebantunews (2018-02-15). "WHO IS DORA SILIYA AND WHAT DOES SHE BRING TO THE TABLE?". Mwebantu.News. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  4. ^ a b zamobserver (2019-02-16). "BIOGRAPHY OF HON DORA SILIYA". The Zambian Observer. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  5. ^ "Minister Doara Siliya - EJS Center". 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  6. ^ 2001 Election Results - Electoral Commission of Zambia
  7. ^ a b Michelo, Nomusa (2 March 2006). "Zambia: Levy Drops Siliya,'Mukala,'12 DCs for Involvement in Partisan Politics". AllAfrica. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b Ngoma, Enock; Chimangeni, Isabel; Mboozi, Abel (10 October 2006). "Zambia: Levy Unveils Cabinet". AllAfrica. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Zambia : Dora Siliya Confirms She Will Not Contest Petauke Central By-Election". 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  10. ^ "Zambia : Levy Promotes Dora Siliya to a Full Cabinet Minister". Lusaka Times. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  11. ^ "Communications and Transport Minister Dora Siliya tenders in her resignation". Lusaka Times. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Zambia : RB appoints Siliya as Education Minister". Lusaka Times. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  13. ^ "Zambia: Supreme Court nullifies Dora Siliya's election as MP". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  14. ^ a b Parley receives three new Members of Parliament | National Assembly of Zambia
  15. ^ "Zambia : By-elections for Malambo, Petauke Central and Mulobezi set for June 30". Lusaka Times. 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  16. ^ "Zambia : Dora Siliya to re-contest her Petauke seat, but to consult on which party ticket". Lusaka Times. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  17. ^ "Zambia : Dora Siliya officially defects to PF". Lusaka Times. 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  18. ^ "Zambia : Dora Siliya apologises to the people of Petauke". 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  19. ^ "Zambia : Dora Siliya is the New Energy and Water Development Minister". Lusaka Times. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  20. ^ "Zambia : Dora Siliya accuses Concourt of breaking own rules". Lusaka Times. 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  21. ^ "Zambia : President Lungu names 8 more Ministers, Dora Siliya is new Agriculture Minister". Lusaka Times. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  22. ^ "Zambia : Journalists welcome Siliya's appointment as Information Minister". Lusaka Times. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  23. ^ "Strengthen the Base". The Business Year. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  24. ^ Results for the 2021 parliamentary elections - Electoral Commission of Zambia
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