He was subsequently Ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Permanent Representative to the European Communities in 1995. He later became High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to Ireland in 1999, remaining there until 2005 (although he became Ambassador to the United Kingdom rather than High Commissioner in 2003, upon Zimbabwe's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Nations). He became a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament in 2005. On 15 April 2005, he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in a cabinet reshuffle, replacing Stan Mudenge. In the March 2008 parliamentary election, Mumbengegwi was nominated by ZANU-PF as its candidate for the Senate seat from Shurugwi-Zvishavane in the Midlands. He won the seat according to official results, receiving 24,055 votes against 11,988 for Vincent Gwarazimba of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). When the ZANU-PF–MDC national unity government was sworn in on 13 February 2009, Mumbengegwi was retained as Minister of Foreign Affairs. See also List of foreign ministers in 2017 List of current foreign ministers References External links Transcript of David Frost interview of Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and Lord Carrington on 6 March 2005. } 1945 births Members of the Senate of Zimbabwe Members of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe Zimbabwean diplomats Living people Permanent Representatives of Zimbabwe to the United Nations Government ministers of Zimbabwe Ambassadors of Zimbabwe to Belgium Ambassadors of Zimbabwe to Luxembourg Ambassadors of Zimbabwe to the Netherlands Ambassadors of Zimbabwe to the European Union Ambassadors of Zimbabwe to Ireland Ambassadors of Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom High Commissioners of Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom Foreign ministers of Zimbabwe