Minister of Industry and Trade (Tanzania)
| Minister of Industry and Trade | |
|---|---|
| Waziri wa Viwanda na Biashara | |
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| Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment | |
| Style | Honourable Minister |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Seat | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | At the President's discretion |
| Website | www |
The Minister of Industry and Trade is the head of the
Government of Tanzania
.
History
Previously, the industry and trade portfolios existed under separate ministries before being amalgamated into its present form.
List of ministers
The following have served the ministry:[1]
- Parties
TANU
CCM
| # | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | G. Kahama | Trade and Industry | 1962 | 1964 | ( Republic of Tanganyika )
| |
| J. S. Kasambala | Trade and Cooperatives | 1964 | 1965 | Julius Nyerere | ||
| A. K. Hanga | Industry, Minerals and Electricity | 1964 | 1965 | |||
| J. S. Kasambala | Industry, Minerals and Energy | 1965 | 1966 | |||
| Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu | Trade and Cooperatives | 1965 | 1966 | |||
| A. Z. Nsilo Swai | Industry, Minerals and Electricity | 1966 | 1967 | |||
| 1 | A. M. Maalim | Trade and Industry | 1967 | 1971 | ||
| 2 |  |
Paul Bomani | 1971 | 1974 | ||
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Amir H. Jamal | 1974 | 1976 | ||
| Cleopa Msuya | Industry | 1976 | 1982 | |||
| A. Rulegura | Trade | 1976 | 1982 | |||
| A. S. Mchumo | 1982 | 1983 | ||||
| . | Mustafa Nyang'anyi | 1983 | 1986 | |||
| Ali Hassan Mwinyi | ||||||
| 4 | Basil Mramba | Industry and Trade | 1986 | 1989 | ||
| 5 | J. C. Rwegasira | 1989 | 1990 | |||
| 6 | Cleopa Msuya | 1990 | 1995 | |||
| 7 | William Shija | 1995 | 2001 | Benjamin Mkapa | ||
| 8 |  |
Abdallah Kigoda | 1996 | 1997 | ||
| 9 | Kingunge Ngombale–Mwiru | 1998 | 1999 | |||
| 10 | Iddi Simba | 2001 | 2002 | |||
| 11 | Juma Ngasongwa | 2002 | 2005 | |||
| 12 | Nazir Karamagi | Industry, Trade and Marketing | 2006 | 2007 | Jakaya Kikwete | |
| (4) | Basil Mramba | 2007 | 2008 | |||
| 13 | Mary Nagu | 2008 | 2010 | |||
| 14 | Cyril Chami | Industry and Trade | 2010 | 2012 | ||
| (8) | |
Abdallah Kigoda | 2012 | 12 October 2015 | ||
| 15 |  |
Charles Mwijage | Industry, Trade and Investment | 14 December 2015[2] | 10 November 2018[3] | John Magufuli |
| 16 | Joseph Kakunda | Industry, Trade and Investment (— Jan 2019) Industry and Trade (Jan 2019 —) |
10 November 2018[4] | 8 June 2019 [5] | ||
| 17 |  |
Innocent Bashungwa | Industry and Trade | 8 June 2019[5] | 16 June 2020 | |
| 18 | Geofrey Mwambe | Industry and Trade | 5 December 2020[6] | 31 March 2021 | ||
| 19 | Kitila Mkumbo | Industry and Trade | 31 March 2021 | 8 January 2022 | Samia Suluhu | |
| 20 | Ashatu Kijaji | Industry, Trade and Investment | 10 January 2022[7] | Incumbent |
References
- ^ "Miaka 50 ya Uhuru wa Tanzania Bara" (PDF). Ministry of Industry and Trade (Tanzania). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ Top Leaders of MIT, Ministry of Industry and Trade Archived 2013-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Magufuli sacks two ministers, disbands cashew nut board". 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Lugongo, Bernard (2018-11-13). "Tanzania: You Just Failed Tanzanians, Magufuli Tells Mwijage, Tizeba". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ a b "Magufuli sacks Industy [sic] Minister, TRA boss, appoints successors". 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ "Magufuli shows faith in technocrats". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu reshuffles Cabinet". The East African. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
