Saulos Chilima

The Right Honourable Saulos Chilima
Vice President of Malawi
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 February 2020
President	Lazarus Chakwera Peter Mutharika
In office 31 May 2014 – 31 May 2019
President	Peter Mutharika
Preceded by	Khumbo Kachali
Succeeded by	Everton Chimulirenji
Minister of Economic Planning and Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 June 2020
President	Lazarus Chakwera
Preceded by	Position Created
Minister of the Civil Service
In office 31 May 2014 – 31 May 2019
President	Peter Mutharika
Preceded by	Khumbo Kachali
Minister Responsible for Public Events and Disaster Management
In office 31 May 2014 – 31 May 2019
President	Peter Mutharika
Preceded by	Khumbo Kachali
Personal details
Born	(1973-02-12) 12 February 1973 (age 51) Ntcheu[1]
Political party	Tonse Alliance United Transformation Movement (UTM)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Progressive Party (until 2018)
Spouse	Mary Chilima
Children	Sean Chilima Elizabeth Chilima
Alma mater	University of Malawi University of Bolton

Saulos Klaus Chilima (born 12 February 1973) is a Malawian economist and politician who is the incumbent vice president of the Republic of Malawi. Chilima assumed office on 28 June 2020, winning the majority alongside presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera. Chilima also served as the Minister of Economic Planning and Development, as well as Head of Public Sector Reforms, a position he also previously held under the administration of former president Peter Mutharika. Before joining politics, Chilima held key leadership positions in various multi-national companies including Unilever, Coca-Cola and Airtel Malawi, where he rose to become Chief Executive Officer.^[2]

In February 2014, Chilima was announced as the running mate of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Peter Mutharika for the May 2014 presidential election.^[3]

Chilima later left the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to form the United Transformation Movement (UTM), and contested in the nullified 2019 general election.