Jane Ansah
Jane Ansah | |
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Ansah in 2020 | |
| 9th Vice-President of Malawi | |
| Assumed office 4 October 2025 | |
| President | Peter Mutharika |
| Preceded by | Michael Usi |
| Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission | |
| In office October 2016 – 21 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Maxon Mbendera |
| Succeeded by | Chifundo Kachale |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal of Malawi | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Attorney General of Malawi | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Kasambara |
| Succeeded by | Maxon Mbendera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1955 |
| Party | Democratic Progressive Party (since 2025) |
| Spouse | Bishop Dr. Joseph Addo Ansah |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Malawi University of Nottingham |
| Occupation | Judge • Politician |
Jane Mayemu Ansah, S.C. (born 11 October 1955) is a Malawian politician, lawyer and from 2025, the Vice-President of Malawi.
She served as a judge on Malawi's High Court from 1998, as the first female Attorney General in Malawi from 2006 to 2011, and then as a judge on the Supreme Court of Appeal in 2011.
Ansah served as the chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from 2016 to 2020, and is most known for her actions in that position during the 2019 Malawian general election. Her role in this position sparked nation-wide protests both in support and in opposition to her role due to alleged election irregularities, leading demonstrators to call for her resignation. In July 2020, Ansah resigned and left Malawi, but in 2025 she was elected after she became a vice-presidential candidate for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Malawi.