Structure ORGANS OF THE PARTY

The MDC has the following organs:

a) The Congress
The Congress is the supreme organ of the Party and is composed of all members of the National Council, National Executive of Women, National Executive of Youth, Provincial Executive Committees, the Chairperson, Secretary, Organising Secretary and Treasurer from each District Executive Committee and Provincial and District levels of the National Assemblies of Women and Youth and external assemblies, the Chairperson of each Ward Executive Committee and all the party’s elected members of the house of Assembly, Mayors and chairpersons of local Authorities.

The congress meets once every five years, provided that an Extra-Ordinary Congress can be convened, at any time, in accordance with the provisions of the Party’s Constitution.

The functions and Powers of Congress are:

• Formulation and supervising the implementation of policies, principles and programmes of the Party;
• Approving audited financial statements of the Party and appointing or reappointing auditors;
• Repealing or amend the Constitution;
• The Congress can dissolve the party in terms of the Constitution.
• Reviewing, ratifying, modifying, altering or rescinding any decision taken by any organ or official of the party
• Condoning any reasonable non-compliance with the time limits provided for in this Constitution in accordance with the constitution.

National Council
The National Council is the Party's main policy implementing organ and shall have the authority to lead the organization and execute the aims and objectives of the Party.

The Powers of the National Council include:

• Issuing and sending directives and instructions to and receive reports from the National Executive.
• Supervising and directing the work of the party and all its organs and overseeing the work of the National Assemblies of Women and Youth.
• Is the custodian of all national and international property and assets of the party and receive reports,
• Issues policy directives and produce any Party documents and may confer such honors, as it may deem appropriate.
• Where necessary can suspend or dissolve any organ and conduct elections and may rectify or reverse any decisions of the National Executive.
• Elect, reappoint and reassign Party Secretaries in accordance with the party’s constitution and monitors and evaluates the performances and execution of duties of all members of the National Executive

THE NATIONAL STANDING COMMITTEE

Members of the standing committee

Morgan Tsvangirai : President	Thokozani Khupe: Vice President	Lovemore Moyo: National Chairman
Tendai Biti: Secretary General	Tapiwa Mashakada: Deputy Secretary General	Roy Bennet: Treasurer General
Elton S.Mangoma: Deputy Treasurer General	Elias Mudzuri: Organizing Secretary	Morgan Komichi: Deputy Organizing Secretary
Nelson Chamisa: Secretary for Information & Publicity	Theresa Makone: National Women Chairperson	Tamsanqa Mahlangu: National Youth Chairperson

The National Standing Committee of the National Executive is chaired by the Party President, and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Party and reports to the National Executive

The National Standing Committee and consists of the President and the Deputy President, the National Chairperson and the National Vice Chairperson, the Secretary General, the Treasurer General, Deputy Treasurer, the National Organizing Secretary, the Secretary for Information and Publicity, the Deputy National Organizing Secretary the Deputy Secretary General and the Chairpersons of the Women and Youth Assembly.

THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE

The National Executive Committee of the National Council exercises all the functions of the National Council in between meetings.

1

Morgan Tsvangirai

President

2

Thokozani Khupe

Vice President

3

Lovemore Moyo

National Chairman

4

Tendai Biti

Secretary General

5

Tapiwa Mashakada

Deputy Secretary General

6

Roy Bennet

Treasurer General

7

Elton S.Mangoma

Deputy Treasurer General

8

Elias Mudzuri

Organizing Secretary

9

Morgan Komichi

Deputy Organizing Secretary

10

Nelson Chamisa

Secretary for Information & Publicity

11

Theresa Makone

National Women Chairperson

12

Tamsanqa Mahlangu

National Youth Chairperson

13

Tabitha Khumalo

Deputy Secretary for Information & Publicity

14

Mfandaedza Hove

Secretary for Economics

15

Seiso Moyo

Secretary for Lands

16

Dr Gwaradzimba

Deputy Secretary for Lands

17

Innocent Gonese

Secretary for Information & Publicity

18

Jessie Majome

Deputy Secretary for Information & Publicity

19

Dr Henry Madzorera

Secretary for Health

20

Kerry Kay

Deputy Secretary for Health

21

Eddie Cross

Policy Coordinator

22

Getrude Mtombeni

Secretary for Labour

23

Cephas Makuyana

Deputy Secretary for Labour

2

Fidelis Mhashu

Secretary for Education

25

Editor Matamisa

Deputy Secretary for Education

26

Prof Gordon Chavhunduka

Secretary for National Integration

27

Sekai Holland

Secretary for Research and Policy

28

Dr Elizabeth Marunda

Deputy Secretary for Research and Policy

29

Hon Joel Gabhuza

Secretary for Mines and environment

30

Edmore Marimo

Deputy Secretary for Mines and environment

31

Sessel Zvidzai

Secretary for Local Government

32

Last Maengahama

Deputy Secretary for Local Government

33

Dr Tichaona Mudzingwa

Secretary for Defense and Security

34

Prof Eliphas Mukonoweshuro

Secretary for International Affairs

35

Grace Kwinje

Deputy Secretary for International Affairs

36

Paurine Gwanyanya-Mpariwa

Secretary for Transport logistics and Welfare

37

Sithembile Mlotshwa

Deputy Secretary for Transport logistics and Welfare

38

Edgar Sithole

Committee Member

39

Masimba Ruzvidzo

Committee Member

40

Silas Matamisa

Committee Member

41

Giles Mutsekwa

Committee Member

42

Samuel Sipepa Nkomo

Committee Member

43

Hilda Mafudze

Committee Member

44

Ian Makone

Committee Member

45

Victor Mapungwana

Committee Member

46

Blessing Chebundo

Committee Member


POWERS OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE

The National Executive powers includes

• Administrating and implementing authority of the party and
• Implementing the decisions, recommend party policies and programmes and resolutions of the National Council.
• Formulating and implementing the current programmes of the party and ensure that provinces, districts, wards and branches and all other party structures such as parliamentary and local government caucuses carry out the decisions of the party.
• Ensuring that the democratic and effective functioning of provincial, district, ward and branch structures.
• Receive reports, supervise the work of, and delegate such functions to the Provincial Committees, as it considers necessary and engage and dismiss Secretariat staff where necessary

The Province Executive Committee (PEC)

The Provincial Executive Committee and Provincial Assembly composition:

The Provincial Executive Committee is elected at a Provincial Assembly meeting held once every fiveyears at least two months prior to each Congress where At least a third of the Provincial Executive Committee shall be Women.

The main functions of the Provincial Executive Committee are:

• Building the party in the Province and to organize elections of District Executive Committees and where necessary to organize Ward and Branch Meetings.
• The PEC supervise the work of Districts in the Province concerned and to ensure that Districts are functioning democratically effectively and complying with this Constitution.
• The PEC implements policies and principles of the Party in the Province and carry out all functions and duties as accepted by the National Council.
• Maintaining a Registrar of Party Members in the Province and to select, choose or nominate candidates for National Elections for acceptance or rejection by the National Council.
• Maintaining bank accounts and books of accounts and keep an asset register of all party assets in the Province

The District Executive Committee (DEC)

District Executive Committee and District Assembly’s composition: see constitution clause 5.6-

The District Executive Committee is elected at a District Assembly meeting held once every fiveyears least two months prior to each Provincial Assembly meeting.

The Ward
Ward Executive Committee’s andWard Assemblycomposition: See constitution clause 5.8.2

The Ward Executive Committee is elected at a Ward Assembly Meeting held once every five years that takes place at least two months prior to each District Assembly Meeting.

The Branch
The Ward Executive Committee establishes branches in each ward.
The minimum number of members for the establishment of a Branch shall be fifty.
No member shall be a member of more than one Branch and there is a Branch Executive Committee for each Branch.
The Branch Executive Committee and Branch Assembly’s composition: See constitution clause 5.6

Youth Assembly






4.Womens' Assembly