Anne Makinda

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Anne Makinda
Member of Parliament
In office
October 1995 – July 2015
ConstituencyNjombe South
In office
1975–1995
Appointed byNyerere and Mwinyi
ConstituencyNone (Nominated MP)
Personal details
Born (1949-07-26) 26 July 1949 (age 74)
National Service
Military campMafinga and Oljoro
Duration1 year

Anne Semamba Makinda (born 26 July 1949) is a Tanzanian politician and the first female

Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, in office from 2010 to 2015.[2] She was the last Chairman and the first President of UNICEF at the international level from 1993 to 1994.[3]

Early life and education

Her father was a

Nyerere administration.[4] She was educated at Uwemba Primary School in Njombe, Masasi Girls' Secondary School in Mtwara and Kilakala Girls' High School in Morogoro
.

She then pursued an accountancy course at the Institute of Development and Management (present day Mzumbe University) graduating with an advanced diploma.[2]

Political career

She was nominated to the parliament in 1975.

References

  1. ^ "Parliament of Tanzania". parliament.go.tz.
  2. ^ a b "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  3. ^ Executive Board Archived 9 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, UNICEF
  4. ^ Machira, Polycarp (13 November 2010). "Anne Makinda: A born female politician". Mwananchi Communications. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.