Samuel Mumbengegwi

Samuel Creighton Mumbengegwi is a Zimbabwean politician. He is currently serving as Minister of Finance and is a Senator.

Mumbengegwi served for a time as Minister of Higher Education and as ZANU-PF Chairperson for Masvingo. According to the Commercial Farmers Union in 2002, he took over Irvin Farm from its white owners as part of land reform. [ [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=2647&art_id=ct20020427192956650Z524285 "Mugabe's cronies snatch prize white farms"] , "The Sunday Independent" ("IOL"), April 27, 2002.] He was subsequently appointed as Minister of Industry and International Trade in August 2002, [ [http://www.sadocc.at/news2002/2002-241.shtml "ZIMBABWE: New government without Makoni"] , SADOCC, August 25, 2002.] and he was appointed as the Minister of State for Indigenisation and Empowerment in 2005. On February 6 2007, he was moved to the position of Minister of Finance, replacing Herbert Murerwa. [ [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=2646&art_id=qw1170799020102B251 "Mugabe retains old guard during shuffle"] , Reuters ("IOL"), February 7, 2007.]

In the ZANU-PF primaries for the March 2008 parliamentary election, Mumbengegwi sought the party's nomination for the Chivi-Mwenezi Senate constituency in Masvingo Province, but he was defeated by Josaya Hungwe, a former Governor of Masvingo Province. Mumbengegwi disputed the result and the ZANU-PF national election directorate ordered the vote to be held over again, but Mumbengegwi was defeated for a second time, winning 4,906 votes against 8,736 votes for Hungwe, and therefore Hungwe received the ZANU-PF nomination. [ [http://allafrica.com/stories/200802280241.html "Zimbabwe: Hungwe Wins Chivi-Mwenezi Election Re-Run"] , "The Herald" (allAfrica.com), February 28, 2008.]

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