Tendai Biti

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Tendai Laxton Biti
Biti at Chatham House in 2013
President of the People's Democratic Party
Assumed office
10 September 2015
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLucia Matibenga (Interim)
Minister of Finance of Zimbabwe
In office
13 February 2009 – 10 September 2013
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Prime MinisterMorgan Tsvangirai
Preceded byPatrick Chinamasa (Acting)
Succeeded byPatrick Chinamasa
Secretary-General of the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
In office
31 March 2005 – 29 April 2014
PresidentMorgan Tsvangirai
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDouglas Mwonzora
Member of Parliament
for Harare East
In office
2000 – 29 April 2014
Preceded byTirivanhu Mudariki
Succeeded byTerence Mukupe
Secretary-General of the Movement for Democratic Change
In office
13 January 2000 – 31 March 2005
PresidentMorgan Tsvangirai
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1966-08-06) 6 August 1966 (age 57)
Dzivarasekwa, Rhodesia
(now Zimbabwe)
Political partyMovement for Democratic Change (1999–2005)
Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai (2005–2015)
People's Democratic Party (2015–present)
Spouse(s)Charity Maguwah
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Zimbabwe

Tendai Laxton Biti (born 6 August 1966) is a Zimbabwean politician. He served as finance minister from 2009 to 2013 during a Zanu-PF and MDC-Alliance coalition government.[1][2]

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