{{Short description|Zimbabwean politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Winston Chitando | native_name = <!--The person's name in their own language, if different.--> | native_name_lang = <!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.--> | honorific_suffix = MP | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | order = | office = Minister of Mines and Mining Development | status = <!--If this is specified, overrides Incumbent.--> | term_start = 24 April 2024 | term_end = 8 December 2025 | president = Emmerson Mnangagwa | deputy = Polite Kambamura | predecessor = Soda Zhemu | successor = Polite Kambamura | prior_term = | term_start2 = 4 December 2017 | term_end2 = 22 August 2023 | president2 = Emmerson Mnangagwa | predecessor2 = Walter Chidhakwa | successor2 = Soda Zhemu | deputy2 = Polite Kambamura | order3 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | office3 = Member of Parliament for Gutu Central | term_start3 = 26 August 2018 | term_end3 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | president3 = Emmerson Mnangagwa | predecessor3 = Lovemore Matuke | successor3 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | parliamentary_group3 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | constituency3 = Gutu Central | majority3 = 7,244 (36.0%) | prior_term3 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | office4 = Minister of Local Government and Public Works | status4 = <!--If this is specified, overrides Incumbent.--> | term_start4 = 12 September 2023 | term_end4 = 24 April 2024 | president4 = Emmerson Mnangagwa | deputy4 = Benjamin Kabikira | predecessor4 = July Moyo | successor4 = Daniel Garwe | prior_term4 = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | party = ZANU-PF }} '''Winston Chitando''' is a Zimbabwean politician.
==Education== He completed a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Zimbabwe in November 1984. In 1984, he joined Anglo American Corporation as a graduate trainee and worked for the group for a total of 11 years, rising through the group's ranks to hold various positions and directorships in a number of industrial and mining companies which were part of the Anglo American group. <ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2025 |title=Winston Chitando Minister of Mines and Mining Development Zimbabwe |url=https://www.mines.gov.zw/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Min-Chitando-Profile-1.pdf |access-date=12 April 2026 |website=Zimbabwe Ministry of Mines and Mining Development}}</ref>
==Career== In December 2017 was appointed the country's Minister of Mines and Mining Development.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.miningindaba.com/Speaker-list/winstonchitando|title=Mining Indaba - Hon. Winston Chitando|last=|first=|date=|website=Investing in African Mining|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/mnangagwa-names-zimbabwes-new-cabinet-12215195|title=Mnangagwa names Zimbabwe's new cabinet|last=|first=|date=1 December 2017|website=IOL News|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> He is a member of Zanu-PF and is the member of parliament for Gutu Central.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hararepost.co.zw/ar/the-news/local-news/3232-be-patient-with-government-gutu-residents-told|title=Be patient with government-Gutu residents told|website=www.hararepost.co.zw|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> He was ordered imprisoned in February 2020 for contempt of court for failing to transfer ownership over mining claims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/mines-minister-guilty-of-contempt/|title=Mines Minister guilty of contempt|last=Herald|first=The|website=The Herald|date=13 February 2020 |language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>
Prior to becoming a politician, he led mine operations<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Stoddard|first1=Ed|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-mining-investment-idUSKBN1FS1XR|title=Political shifts lift investor mood in southern African mining|date=2018-02-08|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-03-03|last2=Lewis|first2=Barbara|language=en}}</ref> at Mimosa Holdings<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2011-04-15-zims-poor-mining-towns-feel-pinch/|title=Zim's poor mining towns feel pinch|last=Moyo|first=Jason|date=2011-04-15|website=The Mail & Guardian|language=en-ZA|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> and Hwange Colliery Company Limited.<ref name=":0" />
Winston Chitando is the son of Nyengeterai Chitando and David Kwangware Gwatima Chitando.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.masvingomirror.com/2016/06/mimosa-ceos-mother-dies.html|title=Mimosa CEO's mother dies|last=Homba|first=Tawanda|date=|website=The Mirror|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>
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