Lawrence Gama
Lawrence Gama | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Songea Town | |
| In office October 1995 – 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Nchimbi |
| Secretary General Chama Cha Mapinduzi | |
| In office 1995–1997 | |
| Chairman | Benjamin Mkapa |
| Preceded by | Horace Kolimba |
| Succeeded by | Philip Mangula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1935 Tanganyika Territory |
| Died | 16 December 2009 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Songea |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Spouse(s) | Siwajibu Salum Abdallah Terezya Huvisa |
| Relations | Zainab Amir Gama |
| Children | John Gama, William Gama, Stephen Gama, Mussa Gama, Elisha Gama |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin (MSc), PhD) |
Lawrence M. Gama (19 January 1935 – 16 December 2009) was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Songea constituency from 1995 to 2005. Prior to that, he was the Head of the National Service (Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa - JKT) from May 1970 - January 1973, Regional Commissioner for the Dodoma, Ruvuma, Tabora, and Morogoro Regions, and Head of the Special Branch (precursor to the present day Tanzania Intelligence and Security Services - TISS). [1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
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