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Minister of Industry and Trade (Tanzania)

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Minister of Industry and Trade
Waziri wa Viwanda na Biashara
Incumbent
Ashatu Kijaji
since 10 January 2022
Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment
StyleHonourable Minister
Member ofCabinet
SeatDar es Salaam, Tanzania
AppointerPresident
Term lengthAt the President's discretion
Websitewww.mit.go.tz

The Minister of Industry and Trade is the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Government of Tanzania.

History

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Previously, the industry and trade portfolios existed under separate ministries before being amalgamated into its present form.

List of ministers

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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
3 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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Top Leaders of MIT, Ministry of Industry and Trade Archived 2013-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Magufuli sacks two ministers, disbands cashew nut board". 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  4. ^ Lugongo, Bernard (2018-11-13). "Tanzania: You Just Failed Tanzanians, Magufuli Tells Mwijage, Tizeba". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  5. ^ a b "Magufuli sacks Industy [sic] Minister, TRA boss, appoints successors". 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  6. ^ "Magufuli shows faith in technocrats". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  7. ^ "Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu reshuffles Cabinet". The East African. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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