Lily Mubitana Monze (born 1936) is a Zambian teacher, politician, former member of parliament, ambassador and writer.
She held multiple minsterial roles in the government of Kenneth Kaunda and was a leading figure in the women's rights movement in Zambia.
[2] Active in the United National Independence Party (UNIP), she became a designated member of the Zambian National Assembly from 1973 to 1978, and was particularly involved in the issue of the representation of women in Zambian political life, becoming a notable feminist leader and women's rights activist.
Under Chiluba's government, in 1992 she was appointed Ambassador of Zambia to France, and held the post until 1996.
[2][7][8] She subsequently became a member of the steering committee of the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women.