{{short description|Zambian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Austin Chewe | image = | office = Member of the National Assembly for Kabwe | term_start = 1996 | term_end = 2001 | predecessor = Paul Tembo | successor = Patrick Musonda | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Independent | profession = Businessman }}
'''Austin C. Chewe''' is a Zambian businessman and politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kabwe from 1996 until 2001.
==Biography== Chewe served in the Zambian Army, reaching the rank of captain and managing The Sentries, an army-based band.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010017/http://www.times.co.zm/?p=3305 Zamrocker – a close look at the Sentries] Times of Zambia, 10 January 2014</ref> After leaving the army, he became a businessman.<ref name=PP/> He ran as an independent candidate in the 1996 general elections and was elected to the National Assembly in Kabwe, defeating incumbent MP Paul Tembo.<ref>[http://www.panapress.com/Key-witness-in-Zambian-misappropriation-trial-shot-dead--13-474280-17-lang1-index.html Key witness in Zambian misappropriation trial shot dead] Panapress, 6 July 2001</ref> He later joined the Forum for Democracy and Development and ran unsuccessfully for the position of chairman in 2001.<ref>[http://www.panapress.com/Zambia-s-dual-nationality-law-traps-its-architect--13-447627-17-lang2-index.html Zambia's dual nationality law traps its architect] Panapress, 15 October 2001</ref>
Chewe did not stand for re-election in the 2001 general elections and subsequently joined the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD). He was expelled from the party in 2005,<ref name=PP>[http://www.panapress.com/Mwanawasa-s-potential-challenger-shut-out--13-569965-18-lang4-index.html Mwanawasa's potential challenger shut out] Panapress, 11 July 2005</ref> but readmitted in 2006.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200602130335.html Austin Chewe Reprieved] Times of Zambia, 11 February 2006</ref> Later in the year he was the MMD candidate in Munali in the 2006 general elections. However, he was beaten by Chilufya Mumbi of the Patriotic Front.<ref name=EP>[http://www.electionpassport.com/files/ZM/ZM.xlsx Zambia] Election Passport</ref> Chewe later switched his support to the Patriotic Front, campaigning for Edgar Lungu in the 2015 presidential elections.<ref>[https://zambiareports.com/2015/01/13/rb-lungu-bring-kapiri-standstill/ RB, Lungu Bring Kapiri to a Standstill] Zambia Reports, 13 January 2015</ref>
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