Peter Mutharika information

His Excellency
Peter Mutharika
His Excellency Peter Mutharika
	Peter Mutharika in 2014
5th President of Malawi
	In office; 31 May 2014 – 28 June 2020
Vice President	Saulos Chilima ; Everton Chimulirenji
Preceded by	Joyce Banda
Succeeded by	Lazarus Chakwera
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 8 September 2011 – 26 April 2012
President	Bingu wa Mutharika
Preceded by	Etta Banda
Succeeded by	Ephraim Chiume
Minister of Education, Science and Technology
	In office; 9 August 2010 – 8 September 2011
President	Bingu wa Mutharika
Preceded by	George Chaponda
Succeeded by	George Chaponda
Minister of Justice
	In office; 15 June 2009 – 9 August 2010
President	Bingu wa Mutharika
Preceded by	Henry Dama Phoya
Succeeded by	George Chaponda
Member of Parliament; for Thyolo East
	In office; 19 May 2009 – March 2014
Preceded by	Bapu Khamisa
Succeeded by	Gerson Timothy Solomoni
Advisor to The President on Foreign and Domestic Policy
	In office; 2009–2012
Personal details
Born	18 July 1940 (age 83); Chisoka, Thyolo, Malawi
Political party	DPP (2004–present); UDF (before 2004)
Spouse(s)	Christophine (d. 1990) ; Gertrude Maseko (m. 2014)
Children	3
Relatives	Bingu wa Mutharika (brother)
Alma mater	University of London (LLB) ; Yale University (LLM, JSD)
Profession	Lawyer
Awards	International Jurist Award

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Arthur Peter Mutharika (born 18 July 1940)^[1]^[2] is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020.^[3] Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice, specialising in international economic law, international law and comparative constitutional law.^[4] He informally served as an adviser to his older brother, President Bingu wa Mutharika, on issues of foreign and domestic policy from the onset of his election campaign until the President's death on 5 April 2012.^[5]

He has also held positions as Minister of Justice and later as Minister for Education, Science and Technology.^[5] Mutharika also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012. He was charged to help bridge relations between Malawi and the United Kingdom due to the deterioration of public diplomacy between the two nations after the Cochrane-Dyet controversy.^[6] Standing as the candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Peter Mutharika was elected as President of Malawi in the 2014 election.^[7]

^ "Index Mp-Mz". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^ "Prof. Arthur Peter Wa Mutharika – Governance Link Initiative". Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Lazarus Chakwera sworn in as Malawi president after historic win". bbc.com. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
^ "Succession crisis looms in DPP". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.nyasatimes.com/blog/2011/09/16/malawi-leader-sends-%e2%80%98brother-leader%e2%80%99-for-talks-with-uk/?#comment-30779 ^{[dead link]}
^ "nationmw.net". nationmw.net.

[1] "Index Mp-Mz". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

[2] "Prof. Arthur Peter Wa Mutharika – Governance Link Initiative". Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[BBC_News-3] "Lazarus Chakwera sworn in as Malawi president after historic win". bbc.com. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[autogenerated1-4] "Succession crisis looms in DPP". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

[autogenerated7-5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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His Excellency Peter Mutharika
Peter Mutharika in 2014

5th President of Malawi
In office 31 May 2014 – 28 June 2020
Vice President	Saulos Chilima Everton Chimulirenji
Preceded by	Joyce Banda
Succeeded by	Lazarus Chakwera
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 8 September 2011 – 26 April 2012
President	Bingu wa Mutharika
Preceded by	Etta Banda
Succeeded by	Ephraim Chiume
Minister of Education, Science and Technology
In office 9 August 2010 – 8 September 2011
President	Bingu wa Mutharika
Preceded by	George Chaponda
Succeeded by	George Chaponda
Minister of Justice
In office 15 June 2009 – 9 August 2010
President	Bingu wa Mutharika
Preceded by	Henry Dama Phoya
Succeeded by	George Chaponda
Member of Parliament for Thyolo East
In office 19 May 2009 – March 2014
Preceded by	Bapu Khamisa
Succeeded by	Gerson Timothy Solomoni
Advisor to The President on Foreign and Domestic Policy
In office 2009–2012

Personal details
Born	(1940-07-18) 18 July 1940 (age 83) Chisoka, Thyolo, Malawi
Political party	DPP (2004–present) UDF (before 2004)
Spouse(s)	Christophine (d. 1990) Gertrude Maseko (m. 2014)
Children	3
Relatives	Bingu wa Mutharika (brother)
Alma mater	University of London (LLB) Yale University (LLM, JSD)
Profession	Lawyer
Awards	International Jurist Award