Do you remember this picture? It was placed in the July 31 2011 named 'Masebo leaves MMD for PF'.Since the day Ms Masebo joined the Patriotic Front she has been quite successful. In the elections she became MP for Chongwe District and she was later appointed to be Minister of Tourism. As such, she is one of the few women who play a prominent role in politics. She is the only woman as one of the twelve ministers in the present government, with only three women out of twelve deputy ministers.
Ms Masebo's come-back as a Government Minister was announced in the press in an article with the heading 'HON. SYLVIA MASEBO, Minister of Tourism and Arts, Republic of Zambia'. You can read it here :
Honorable Sylvia Masebo holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and Economics. Hon. Masebo is a seasoned politician with a career spanning over 20 years and has held several leadership positions since then, including chairing the committee on women’s affairs in her party. She was elected Counselor of Lusaka City Council, where she also served as Deputy Mayor for 10 years. In her professional career, she worked for a renowned bank, and is a director in a real estate and agricultural business. Hon. Masebo was first appointed Cabinet Minister in 2004 and has since served as Minister responsible for Local Government and Housing, Health and more recently, Tourism and Arts. During her tenure of office in Local Government and Housing, Hon. Masebo initiated progressive programmes, such as the “Make Zambia Clean” and the banning of smoking in public places. She is an ardent advocate of good governance. Hon. Masebo’s vision is to develop tourism and arts in Zambia as one of the key economic sectors with a focus on local communities beneficiation and promotion of private public partnerships in the overall national tourism development agenda.
Get to know Sylvia Masebo better by watching an interview with her on the smoking ban, several years ago: click INTERVIEW