Everton Chimulirenji

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Everton Chimulirenji
Chimulirenji in 2019
Minister for Disaster Management
In office
31 May 2019 – 28 June 2020
PresidentPeter Mutharika
Preceded bySaulos Chilima
Vice President of Malawi
De facto
In office
31 May 2019 – 3 February 2020
PresidentPeter Mutharika
Preceded bySaulos Chilima
Succeeded bySaulos Chilima
Personal details
Bornc. 1963 (age 62–63)
PartyDPP

Everton Chimulirenji (born c. 1963)[1] is a Malawian politician. He served as the Vice President of Malawi under president Peter Mutharika after they won the 2019 elections. Chimulirenji was not well known before becoming Mutharika's running mate.[2] Chimulirenji's tenure was short, having served May 2019 to February 2020, when his vice-presidency was voided and he was replaced by his predecessor after the 2019 general election results were nullified.[2][3][4]

Previously he was elected to the Parliament of Malawi in 2009. Later he served as Deputy Minister of Defence and then as Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development.[1]

In 2022 he was accused by Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau of the unauthorised ordering of a large quantity of fertiliser while he was the minister and de facto vice-president in 2020. He had ordered Wandika Phiri who was in charge of the country's prisons to make the order.[5] Prince Henderson who was a part owner of the fertiliser company was arrested for allegedly creating false documents.[5]

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