Alexander Chiteme, Minister of National Development and Planning, Zambia, has been in his role as minister since January 2018. Mr. Chiteme is a qualified accountant by profession. He is a member of the Association for Chartered Certified Accountants and holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance. Before joining politics, Mr. Chiteme worked as Finance Director for AAC Mining Executors Ltd Group in Kitwe, a Global Mining Contactor firm. He is a Patriotic Front Member of Parliament for Nkana Constituency in Kitwe on the Copperbelt. He is among the young Members of Parliament elected in August 2016. Mr. Chiteme is a member of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee.