Zimbabwe Government of National Unity of 2009
The Government of National Unity refers to Zimbabwe's coalition government that was formed on 13 February 2009 following the inaugurations of Morgan Tsvangirai as Prime Minister and Thokozani Khuphe and Arthur Mutambara as Deputy Prime Ministers. It is a coalition organized among President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front, Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change, and Mutambara's MDC, as agreed to during recent negotiations.
Following the deal's signing, a "sticking point" for the implementation of the agreements in the fourth quarter 2008 was the allocation of Cabinet positions between the two MDC factions and ZANU-PF, particularly the Home Affairs Ministry. It stopped the negotiations' progress until late January 2009, when the MDC-T agreed to share the Ministerial portfolio with ZANU-PF on a rotating basis, as advised by the Southern African Development Community.
Cabinet
The following appointments have been madeMinisters of State
The following appointments have been made:Deputy Ministers
The following appointments have been made:| Portfolio | Deputy Minister |
| Deputy Minister of Public Service | Andrew Langa MP |
| Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development | Evelyn Pfugamai Masaiti MP |
| Deputy Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment | Thamsanqa Mahlangu MP |
| Deputy Minister of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion | Samuel Undenge MP |
| Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education | Sen Lutho Addington Tapela |
| Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce | Michael Chakanaka Bimha MP |
| Deputy Minister of Regional Integration and International Cooperation | Sen Reuben Marumahoko |
| Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare | Douglas Tendai Mombeshora MP |
| Deputy Minister of Local Government and Urban Development | Sesel Zvidzai MP |
| Deputy Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs | Jessie Fungai Majome MP |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | |
| Deputy Minister of Education, Sport and Culture | Lazarus Dokora MP |
| Deputy Minister of State Enterprise and Parastatals | Walter Kufakunesu Chidakwa MP |
| Deputy Minister of Public Works | Guy Georgias |
| Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare | Tracy Mutinhiri MP |
| Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development | Tichaona Mudzingwa MP |
| Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development | Murisi Zwizwai MP |
| Deputy Minister of Energy and Power Development | Hubert Nyanhongo MP |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | Moses Mzila Ndlovu MP |
| Deputy Minister of Media, Information and Publicity | Jameson Zvidzai Timba MP |
The following were nominated, but not sworn in:
- Deputy Minister of Agriculture - Roy Bennett