Esther Lungu

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Esther Lungu

First Lady of Zambia

Incumbent

Assumed office

January 25, 2015

President Edgar Lungu

Preceded by Charlotte Scott

Personal details

Born 2 June 1961 (age 57)

Political party Patriotic Front

Spouse(s) Edgar Lungu

Children 6

Esther Nyawa Lungu (born 2 June 1961) is a Zambian public figure and politician who has held the
position of the First Lady of Zambia since January 25, 2015.[1] She is the wife of
Zambian President Edgar Lungu.
Esther Lungu was born to parents, Agnes and Island Phiri, who were originally from the
country's Eastern Province. Lungu was raised Catholic, but she and her husband are now
practicing Baptists.[2] She has been married to Edgar Lungu, with whom she has six children, for
more than thirty years.[2]
In 2015, she traveled to the United States for a series of First Ladies' and women's summits and
meetings at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, Texas, and the United Nations in New York City.
[1]
Lungu spoke as an panelist at the Invest in Women in Dallas, which was moderated by Cherie
Blair.[1]
Lungu has campaigned against child marriage during her tenure as First Lady.[3] She is the Chairman
and mentor of Esther Lungu Foundation formed on December 2015 to empower women and
children of Zambia.