# George Chaponda

> George Tapatula Chaponda is a Malawian diplomat and politician who served as a minister in the Cabinet of Malawi between 2004 and 2017, and who has served as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Malawi since 2024. He is a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and is a DPP Member of Parliament from Mulanje district in southern Malawi. He became the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2025.

*Malawian politician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Malawi
- **Born:** 1942
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

George Tapatula Chaponda is a Malawian diplomat and politician who served as a minister in the Cabinet of Malawi between 2004 and 2017, and who has served as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Malawi since 2024. He is a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and is a DPP Member of Parliament from Mulanje district in southern Malawi. He became the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2025.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 45.0
- **Momentum:** 17.1

## Sources
- [George Chaponda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Chaponda)
- [George Chaponda](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Chaponda)
- [چورچ تشاپوندا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%86_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7)
- [George Chaponda](https://ny.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Chaponda)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5537823)

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