Cleopa Msuya
Cleopa David Msuya | |
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First Vice President of Tanzania | |
| In office 9 November 1990 – 23 November 1995 | |
| President | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |
| 2nd Vice President | Salmin Amour |
| Preceded by | John Malecela |
| Succeeded by | Omar Ali Juma (as sole Vice President) |
| 3rd Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1986–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Kighoma Malima |
| Succeeded by | Steven Kibona |
| In office 1974–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Amir H. Jamal |
| Succeeded by | Amir H. Jamal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1931 Chomvu, Northern Province, CCM |
| Spouse | Rhoda Msuya (Deceased) |
Cleopa David Msuya (born 4 January 1931
Personal life
Msuya was born in
Political career
Beginning in 1964, he served as Permanent Secretary at a number of ministries: he was Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Community Development and Culture from 1964 to 1965, at the Ministry of Lands Settlement and Water Development from 1965 to 1967, at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning from 1967 to 1970, and at the Ministry of Finance from 1970 to 1972.[2]
He became Minister for Finance on February 18, 1972 and served in that position until he became Minister for Industry on November 3, 1975. After five years as Minister for Industry, he became Prime Minister in November 1980, serving until February 1983; he was then Minister for Finance again from February 1983 to November 1985. On November 6, 1985 his portfolio was expanded and he became Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs and Planning until March 1989. From March 1989 to December 1990 he was Minister for Finance again, and from March 1990 to December 1994 he was Minister for Industry and Trade.[2]
In December 1994, Msuya became Prime Minister for a second time, concurrently serving as
Later years
Since his retirement, Msuya has remained active in the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), and as of 2006 he remains on the CCM's National Executive Committee. As of 2006, he is also Chairman of the Kilimanjaro Development Forum.[3]
On 23 October 2019 Cleopa Msuya, at the age of 88, was appointed by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania to be the Chancellor of Ardhi Institute.
References
- ^ Profile of Cleopa David Msuya
- ^ a b c d e Profile Archived 2005-09-08 at the Wayback Machine at tanemb.se.
- ^ a b c "Cleopa David Msuya: The man" Archived 2007-08-10 at archive.today, ThisDay, May 31, 2006.
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