Kikwete Cabinet
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Kikwete Cabinet | |
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 4th Cabinet of Tanzania | |
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| Date formed | 6 January 2006 |
| Date dissolved | 5 November 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Head of government | Jakaya Kikwete |
| No. of ministers | 31 |
| Member party | CCM |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | CUF (2005–2010) CHADEMA (2010–) |
| Opposition leader | Mr. Hamad Mohamed Mr. Freeman Mbowe |
| History | |
| Election | 2005 general election |
| Legislature term | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Mkapa Cabinet |
| Successor | Magufuli Cabinet |
The Kikwete Cabinet was formed by President Jakaya Kikwete after taking the oath of office on 21 December 2005. Kikwete had won a landslide victory in the 2005 presidential election receiving 80.2 percent of the popular vote.[1] His inaugural cabinet had seven women ministers, the highest in the nation's history.[2]
First term
[edit]Inaugural Cabinet
[edit]Kikwete's first appointment was Johnson Mwanyika as Attorney General. Mwanyika was sworn in on 24 December 2005. Edward Lowassa was then nominated as Prime Minister and was approved overwhelmingly by the National Assembly. He was sworn in on 30 December 2005; the same day President Kikwete inaugurated the 9th Parliament.[3] The inaugural cabinet ministers took oath of office on 6 January 2006.
| Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
First reshuffle
[edit]President Kikwete made his first cabinet reshuffle in October 2006 which resulted in ten ministers swapping their portfolios.[5] The energy crisis at the time may have necessitated the President's decision.[6]
| Key | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet reshuffle |
Changes
[edit]- Juma Akukweti died on 4 January 2007. He was seriously injured when the small aircraft he was travelling en route to Dar es Salaam crashed in Mbeya shortly after takeoff.
- Asha-Rose Migiro was appointed by Ban Ki-moon as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations on 5 January 2007. She was succeeded by Bernard Membe, the Deputy Minister of Energy and Minerals.
Second reshuffle
[edit]| Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
Changes
[edit]Attorney General Johnson Mwanyika was succeeded by Frederick Werema in 2009.
Second term
[edit]November 2010 – May 2012
[edit]| Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
May 2012 – January 2014
[edit]| Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Portfolio | Incumbent | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces |
Jakaya Kikwete | 2005– | |
| Vice President | Mohamed Gharib Bilal | 2010– | |
| President of Zanzibar | Ali Mohamed Shein | 2010– | |
| Prime Minister | Mizengo Pinda MP | 2008– | |
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Ministers of State in the President's Office
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Stephen Wassira MP George Mkuchika MP Celina Kombani MP |
2010– 2012– 2012– | |
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Ministers of State in the Vice President's Office
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Samia Suluhu MP Terezya Huvisa MP |
2010– 2010–2014 | |
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Ministers of State in the Prime Minister's Office
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Hawa Ghasia MP William Lukuvi MP Mary Nagu MP |
2012– 2010– 2010– | |
| Christopher Chiza MP | 2012– | ||
| Sophia Simba MP | 2010– | ||
| Makame Mbarawa MP | 2010– | ||
| Shamsi Vuai Nahodha MP | 2012–2013 | ||
| Samuel Sitta MP | 2010– | ||
| Shukuru Kawambwa MP | 2010– | ||
| Sospeter Muhongo MP | 2012– | ||
| William Mgimwa MP | 2012–2014 | ||
| Bernard Membe MP | 2007– | ||
| Hussein Mwinyi MP | 2012–2014 | ||
| Emmanuel Nchimbi MP | 2012–2013 | ||
| Abdallah Kigoda MP | 2012– | ||
| Fenella Mukangara MP | 2012– | ||
| Mathias Chikawe MP | 2012–2014 | ||
| Gaudensia Kabaka MP | 2010– | ||
| Anna Tibaijuka MP | 2010– | ||
| David Mathayo David MP | 2010–2013 | ||
| Khamis Kagasheki MP | 2012–2013 | ||
| Harrison Mwakyembe MP | 2012– | ||
| Jumanne Maghembe MP | 2012– | ||
| John Magufuli MP | 2010– | ||
| Mark Mwandosya MP | 2012– | ||
| Also attending Cabinet meetings (excluding voting rights) | |||
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Attorney General |
Frederick Werema | 2009– | |
January 2014–January 2015
[edit]| Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
Changes
[edit]- Attorney General Frederick Werema resigned on 16 December 2014 after he was accused of authorizing the transfer of about $120 million from a controversial escrow account.[11] Werema stated that his advice had been misunderstood.[12] He was replaced by George Masaju.
- On 22 December 2014, President Kikwete sacked Lands Minister Anna Tibaijuka over a $1 million donation for a school that she received in her personal account. Tibaijuka denied any wrongdoing and insisted that she presented the funds to the school.[11]
January–November 2015
[edit]| Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
Deputy Ministers
[edit]| Portrait | Portfolio | Incumbent | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ministries of State in the Vice President's Office
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Ummy Mwalimu |
2014– | ||
Ministries of State in the Prime Minister's Office
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Aggrey Mwanri Majaliwa K. Majaliwa |
2010– 2010– | ||
| Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives | Godfrey Zambi | 2014– | ||
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Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology | January Makamba | 2012– | |
| Pindi Chana | 2014– | |||
| Abdulla Saadalla | 2010– | |||
| Jenista Mhagama | 2014– | |||
| Stephen Masele (Minerals) Charles Kitwanga (Energy) |
2012– 2014– | |||
| Mwigulu Nchemba (Finance) Adam Malima |
2014– 2014– | |||
| Mahadhi Maalim | 2010– | |||
| Stephen Kebwe | 2014– | |||
| Pereira Silima | 2012– | |||
| Janet Mbene | 2014– | |||
| Juma Nkamia | 2014– | |||
| Angellah Kairuki | 2012– | |||
| Milton Mahanga | 2010– | |||
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Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Developments |
George Simbachawene | 2014– | ||
| Kaika Telele | 2014– | |||
| Mahmoud Mgimwa | 2014– | |||
| Charles Tizeba | 2012– | |||
| Amos Makalla | 2014– | |||
| Gerson Lwenge | 2012– | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Landslide win for Tanzania's CCM". BBC News. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "More women, new faces in Kikwete's cabinet". IRIN. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "President Kikwete's speech on inaugurating the Parliament". Government of Tanzania. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ Muhiddin, Hassan (5 January 2006). "JK's beefed up team". IPP Media. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Reshuffle shows Kikwete is now in charge". The East African. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Was Tanzania's Cabinet reshuffle sparked by current power crisis?". The East African. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "The Cabinet: February 2008" (PDF). Parliament of Tanzania. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "The Cabinet: November 2010" (PDF). Parliament of Tanzania. November 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "The Cabinet". Government of Tanzania. May 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Baraza la Mawaziri". Michuzi Blog. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Tanzania's Kikwete sacks Tibaijuka over payment". BBC. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Tanzania's attorney general resigns over graft accusations=". Reuters. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "Baraza la Mawaziri". Michuzi Blog. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Mabadiliko madogo". Michuzi Blog. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Baraza la Mawaziri". Michuzi Blog. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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