Fact file: Paul Mavima

• Mavima is a Cabinet minister responsible for Public service, Labour and social Welfare, having been appointed to that post on November 8, 2019.

• He is a holder of a Bachelor of science in Politics and administration and Master of Public administration at the university of Zimbabwe (uZ).

• He attained his PhD in Public administration and Policy at the Florida state university, usa.

• Between 1987-1988: administration officer, Ministry of Public Construction and National Housing

• 1988-1990 teaching assistant, department of Political and administrative studies, university of Zimbabwe (uZ).

• 1990-1994 lecturer, Department of Political and administrative studies, uZ.

• 1994 obtained the Fulbright Fellowship of study for a PhD in Public administration and Policy at the Florida state university.

• 1994-2000, teaching and research associate, Florida state university, usa.

• January to august, 2000 policy analyst, Parliament of the state of Florida, usa.

• august 2000 to July 2007, assistant professor, grand Valley state university, Michigan usa.

• august 2007 to March 2009, associate professor of Public administration and Policy, grand Valley state university.

• March 2009 to July 2013, principal director in the office of deputy prime minister arthur Mutambara

• Mavima was elected as National assembly member for gokwe sengwa Constituency. gokwe south on July 31 2013.

• september, 13, 2013, he was appointed deputy minister of Primary and secondary Education.

• December 2, 2017, he was appointed Minister of Primary and secondary Education.

• November 8, 2019 the professor was appointed as the Minister of Public service, Labour and social Welfare.