Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania,in office from 2005 to 2015.
Freeman Aikaeli Mbowe is a Tanzanian politician and current chairman of Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo.
Edward Ngoyai Lowassa was a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008,serving under President Jakaya Kikwete. Lowassa went into record as the first Prime Minister to have been forced to resign by a fraud scandal in the history of Tanzania. Following his resignation President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet as required by the Constitution and with minimum delay,constituted a new one under a new Prime Minister,Mizengo Pinda.
The Chama Cha Mapinduzi is the dominant ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in Africa,only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. It was formed in 1977,following the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP),which were the sole operating parties in mainland Tanzania and the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar,respectively.
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a Tanzanian politician who has served as president of Tanzania since 19 March 2021. She is the first woman to serve in the position. She previously served as vice-president of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021,from which she ascended to the presidency following the death of her predecessor,John Magufuli.
Hussein Ali Mwinyi is the 8th president of Zanzibar. The son of former Tanzanian president Ali Hasan Mwinyi,he is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) political party.
Damas Daniel Ndumbaro is a Tanzanian politician,lawyer and cabinet Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba is a Tanzanian economist and CCM politician,who serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Iramba West Constituency since 2010. On 31 March 2021,President Samia Suluhu appointed him as the Minister of Finance,replacing Philip Mpango,who was elevated to the position of Vice President of Tanzania. Before his current appointment,he served as the Minister of Law and Constitutional Affairs in the Tanzanian Cabinet,since May 2020.
Jenista Joakim Mhagama is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party. She is a Member of Parliament for Peramiho constituency. In December 2015,she was appointed as a Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office responsible for Policy,Parliamentary Affairs,Labour,Employment,Youth and the Disabled in President John Magufuli's administration. In January 2022,she was moved to the President’s Office Good Governance and Public Services.
Hamad Yussuf Masauni is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Kikwajuni constituency since 2010. On 10 January 2022,he was sworn in as the new Minister for Home Affairs.
Ridhiwani Jakaya Kikwete is a Tanzanian lawyer and CCM politician. He is currently a Deputy Minister of State Office of the President Public Service Management and Good Governance in Tanzania. Member of Parliament for Chalinze Constituency (CCM).
General elections were held in Tanzania on 25 October 2015. Voters elected the president,members of Parliament,and local government councillors. By convention,the election was held on the last Sunday of October and was supervised by the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Political campaigns commenced on 22 August and ceased a day before the elections.
The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential primaries,2015 took place in July 2015 to determine CCM's nominee for the Presidency of Tanzania for the 2015 election. The Chama Cha Mapinduzi is the country's dominant ruling party,and the longest reigning ruling party in Africa.
The Magufuli Cabinet was formed by President of Tanzania John Magufuli after taking the oath of office on 5 November 2015. Magufuli won the 2015 general election with 58% of the vote in a tightly contested race against ex-CCM Chadema rival Edward Lowassa. After being sworn in on 5 November 2015,Magufuli announced his cabinet almost a month later,on 10 December 2015. He reduced the cabinet to 19 ministers from 30 in the previous cabinet. The Second Cabinet's tenure was cut short on 19 March 2021,following the death of President John Magufuli,and the swearing-in of Samia Suluhu Hassan as the new president.
Hussein Mohamed Bashe is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Nzega Urban constituency since 2015. Bashe belongs to the Habar Yoonis subclan of the Isaaq Somaliland. In January 2022,he was appointed Agriculture Minister.
Doto Mashaka Biteko is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Bukombe in 2015.
Venance Salvatory Mabeyo,also known as Vicent Mabeyo,is a retired Tanzanian military officer who served as the eighth Defense Forces Chief to lead the Tanzania People's Defense Force (TPDF). He was appointed by President John Magufuli on 6 February 2017. After Magufuli's death in March 2021,Mabeyo played a major role in ensuring a smooth transition of power to the new President,Samia Suluhu Hassan. He retired from the TPDF in June 2022.
The 2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries took place in July 2020. Incumbent president and 2015 nominee,John Magufuli ran unopposed for his second term for the President of Tanzania and so there was no primary vote for the Union presidency position. However,Zanzibar president Ali Mohamed Shein is ineligible for re-election due to term limits and a primary was held to determine the Zanzibar presidential nominee. The winners of the primary are the CCM candidates for the 2020 Tanzanian general election and the 2020 Zanzibari general election.
Adolf Faustine Mkenda is a Tanzanian Minister of Education,Science,and Technology,having previously served as Minister of Agriculture. An associate professor of Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam and a politician who presently serves as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament for Rombo constituency since November 2020.
Daniel Godfrey Chongolo is a Tanzanian politician and previous Secretary General of Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party in Tanzania,appointed by Samia Suluhu into office in April 30,2021. Before his appointment,he was a civil servant in Kinondoni District as District Commissioner in Dar es Salaam,and also served as a Commissioner in Longido District,Arusha Region.
