Kalonzo Musyoka
H.E. Dr. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka | |
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| 10th Vice President of Kenya | |
| In office 9 January 2008 – 9 April 2013 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Prime Minister | Raila Odinga |
| Preceded by | Moody Awori |
| Succeeded by | William Ruto (Deputy President) |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
| In office 9 January 2008 – 9 April 2013 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Minister of Environment and Natural Resources | |
| In office 23 August 2004 – 7 September 2005 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Succeeded by | Kivutha Kibwana |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 January 2003 – 14 August 2004 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Preceded by | Marsden Madoka |
| Succeeded by | Chirau Ali Mwakwere |
| Minister of Tourism and Information | |
| In office 6 February 2001 – 30 November 2002 | |
| President | Daniel Arap Moi |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Biwott |
| Succeeded by | Raphael Tuju |
| Minister of Education and Human Resource Development | |
| In office 6 October 1998 – 6 March 2001 | |
| President | Daniel Arap Moi |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kamotho |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations | |
| In office 8 June 1993 – 1 July 1998 | |
| President | Daniel arap Moi |
| Preceded by | Wilson Ndolo Ayah |
| Succeeded by | Bonaya Godana |
| Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 7 January 1988 – 7 January 1992 | |
| President | Daniel arap Moi |
| KANU National Organising Secretary | |
| In office 1 February 1988 – 20 July 2004 | |
| President | Daniel Toroitich arap Moi |
| Assistant Minister for Works, Housing and Physical Planning | |
| In office 5 May 1986 – 1 January 1988 | |
| President | Daniel Toroitich arap Moi |
| Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
| In office 6 July 1985 – 28 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Manandu |
| Succeeded by | John Munuve |
| Constituency | Kitui North (1985–1997) Mwingi North (1997–2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka 24 December 1953 Tseikuru, Kenya |
| Party | WDM |
| Spouse | Pauline Musyoka |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi (LL.B) Kenya School of Law (PgDL) Mediterranean Institute of Management (PgDBM) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Positions | Patron, K. Musyoka Foundation Chief Commissioner, KSA |
| Website | www |
Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka (born 24 December 1953) is a Kenyan politician who was the tenth Vice-President of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. Musyoka served in the government under the late President Daniel arap Moi as the Secretary of Kenya African National Union party (1980-1988), Assistant Minister for Works (1986-1988), Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (1988-1992), Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1993 until 1998, Minister of Education (1998-2001); and subsequently, under the late President Mwai Kibaki, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs again from 2003 to 2004, then Minister of the Environment from 2004 to 2005. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2007 presidential election, after which he was appointed vice-president by Kibaki in January 2008.
Kalonzo Musyoka is the party leader of the Wiper Democratic Movement (formerly Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya). He also serves as Chief Commissioner for The Kenya Scouts Association.
In mid-2025, under his leadership, his long-standing party formerly known as the Wiper Democratic Movement–Kenya (WDM) officially changed its name to the Wiper Patriotic Front (WPF). Kalonzo stated that the rebranding was intended to reflect the changing political mood among Kenyan youth and a shift toward a broader national outlook ahead of the 2027 general election.