Background

Banda, Richard Allen was born on November 20, 1937 in Nkhata Bay, Malawi. Son of Duncan Stewart and Matilda Mwase Banda.

Education

Graduate in Law, Inns Court School Law, London, 1966.

Career

Legal aid advocate, Malawi Ministry Justice, Blantyre, 1966-1967; with traditional court committee, Malawi Ministry Justice, Blantyre, 1967-1968; state advocate, Malawi Ministry Justice, Blantyre, 1968-1969; minister justice, Malawi Ministry Justice, Lilongwe, 1974-1976; senior resident magistrate, Malawi Judiciary, Blantyre, 1969-1970; chief resident magistrate, Malawi Judiciary, Blantyre, 1980; judge high court, supreme court appeal, Malawi Judiciary, Blantyre, 1980-1992; chief justice, Malawi Judiciary, Blantyre, since 1992; director public prosecutions, A.G. Chambers, Zomba, Malawi, 1970-1972; minister, Malawi Min. Local Government, Lilongwe, 1974-1976; minister, Min. Parliamentary Affairs, Lilongwe, 1975-1976.

Membership

Member Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association Malawi (chairman since 1986), Footbal Association Malawi (chairman 1988-1992).

Interests

• Other Interests

  Avocations: golf, soccer, law tennis, athletics.

Connections

Married Dorothy Mhango, January 1960 (divorced 1982). Children: Stanley, Etta, Ian, Susan. Married Joyce Hilda Mtila, January 23, 1983.

Children: Kambe, Njaliwe.

father:

Duncan Stewart

mother:

Matilda Mwase Banda

spouse:

Dorothy Mhango

spouse:

Joyce Hilda Mtila

child:

Ian Banda

child:

Etta Banda

child:

Njaliwe Banda

child:

Kambe Banda

child:

Susan Banda

child:

Stanley Banda