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Francis Folley
Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology; MP for Nsanje North
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- Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology
- Member of Parliament for Nsanje North
- Constituency
- Nsanje North
- District
- Nsanje
- Region
- Southern Region
- Party
- DPP Democratic Progressive Party
- In Parliament
- Elected 16 September 2025
- In office since
- October 2025
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2025 election result: Nsanje North
- Francis Folley DPP9,911 41.5%
- Paul Kanaventi Independent8,033 33.6%
- Rose Makiyi Independent3,211 13.4%
- Enock Masautso Chizuzu MCP2,357 9.9%
- Frank Elias Viyazhi Independent236 1%
Top 5 of 6 candidates.
Source: Malawi Electoral Commission
Francis Folley is Malawi’s Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology, appointed on 30 October 2025, and kept the post in the January 2026 reshuffle. Government statements spell his name Francis Foley.
He works under Education Minister Bright Msaka, whose ministry introduced free secondary education in 2025.
Francis Folley is the Member of Parliament for Nsanje North constituency in Nsanje district, in Malawi’s Southern Region. He sits as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In the 16 September 2025 general election Folley won the seat with 9,911 votes (41.5% of valid votes), ahead of Paul Kanaventi (Independent) with 8,033. 6 candidates stood.
Other MPs in Nsanje
Francis Lazalo KasailaNsanje Central
Bilal Abdul KarimNsanje Lalanje- Seat vacantNsanje SouthFresh election pending
Walter Mcmillan Nyamilandu-MandaNsanje South West
