Guy Scott: key obituary facts
Is Guy Scott dead? Yes. Guy Scott died on July 15, 2026, at age 82.
Cause of death: Guy Scott's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Guy Scott known for?
He was a Zambian politician.
More about Guy Scott
Born: 1 June 1944.
Place of birth: Livingstone.
Gender: male.
Occupation: politician, economist, minister.
Nationality: Zambia.
Education: Peterhouse Boys' School, Trinity Hall, University of Sussex, Trinity College, Springvale House.
Spouse: Charlotte Scott.
Also known as: Guy Lindsay Scott.
Guy Scott, the Zambian politician who served as vice president from 2011 to 2014 and as acting president from 2014 to 2015, died on July 15, 2026.
Born Guy Lindsay Scott on June 1, 1944, in Livingstone, he also held the office of vice president as Zambia’s 12th holder of that post. Scott became acting president after the death in office of Michael Sata in October 2014, becoming the first head of state of European descent in mainland Africa since F.
W. de Klerk in 1989. He studied at Springvale School and Peterhouse Boys’ School before continuing his education in England, where he earned an economics degree from Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Scott, also known as Guy Lindsay Scott, was born in what was then Northern Rhodesia and later became Zambia.