Chilima has served as State Vice-President for two consecutive terms. First, under the Peter Mutharika’s administration, from 2014 to 2019, extended to June 2020 by the Constitutional Court ruling
Chilima wagwira ntchito ngati wachiwiri kwa mtsogoleri wa dziko kwa maulendo awiri otsatizana.  Poyamba, pansi pa ulamuliro wa a Peter Mutharika, kuchokera mu chaka cha 2014 kufika chaka cha 2019, ndikupitiriza mpaka chaka cha 2020 potsatira chigamulo cha bwalo la milandu lowona za malamulo. 