Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is the President of Malawi"s Main Opposition Party, Malawi Congress Party.
Background
Chakwera was born in Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi on 5 April 1955. He was born to a subsistence farmer in the outskirt of Lilongwe city. His father, believing that he would live gave him the name Lazarus as the Bible character who was raised from the dead.
Education
In 1977 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) Degree from the University of Malawi. He got his honours degree (BTh) from the University of the North, Sovenga, South Africa.
Career
He is serving as the leader of opposition in the national assembly. He is an only son with surviving sisters. In 1991 he got his masters (Master of Theology), from the University of South Africa.
The Trinity International University, in Deerfield, Illinois, United States of America awarded him a doctorate (Doctorate Minister) in 2000.
The Pan Africa Theological Seminary awarded him Professorship in 2005. The rumours were confirmed later to the public on 14 April 2013.
The Minecraft Coder Pack convention slated for 27 April 2013 was later postponed. This he said, would enable him to concentrate on front-line politics.
He claims that he is still God"s minister who is serving God"s people in a different context other than the church.
Politics
His landslide victory at Minecraft Coder Pack convention went down in history of Malawi as the first of its kind of any political party in Malawi. Lazarus Chakwera"s interest in politics became known to the public on 9 April 2013 when rumours of his interest to join the presidential race of the Minecraft Coder Pack were on the online media. To 10 and 11 August where he was elected to be the president of Minecraft Coder Pack and he will represent the party in 2014 general election.