List of prime ministers of Tanzania

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This is a list of the prime ministers of Tanzania , from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister of Tanganyika in 1960 to the present day.

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Tanzania was formed after the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964, when the People's Republic of Zanzibar united with mainland Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which was later renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania.

List of officeholders

Political parties
   Tanganyika African National Union (TANU)
   Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
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Died in office

Chief Minister of Tanganyika

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party Queen
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Julius Nyerere cropped.jpg Julius Nyerere
(1922–1999)
2 September 19601 May 1961241 days TANU Elizabeth II

Prime ministers of Tanganyika

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party Queen
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Julius Nyerere cropped.jpg Julius Nyerere
(1922–1999)
1 May 196122 January 1962266 days TANU Elizabeth II
2 Rashidi Kawawa (cropped).jpg Rashidi Kawawa
(1926–2009)
22 January 19629 December 1962321 days TANU
Post abolished (9 December 1962 – 29 October 1964)

Prime ministers of Tanzania

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party President(s)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Post abolished (1 November 1964 – 17 February 1972)
1 Rashidi Kawawa (cropped).jpg Rashidi Kawawa
(1926–2009)
17 February 197213 February 19774 years, 362 days TANU
(until 1977)
Nyerere
CCM
2 No image.png Edward Sokoine
(1938–1984)
13 February 19777 November 19803 years, 268 days CCM
3 Cleopa David Msuya.jpg Cleopa Msuya
(1931–2025)
7 November 198024 February 19832 years, 109 days CCM
(2) No image.png Edward Sokoine
(1938–1984)
24 February 198312 April 1984 [†] 1 year, 48 days CCM
4 Salim.JPG Salim Ahmed Salim
(born 1942)
24 April 19845 November 19851 year, 195 days CCM
5 No image.png Joseph Warioba
(born 1940)
5 November 19859 November 19905 years, 4 days CCM Mwinyi
6 John Malecela (cropped).jpg John Malecela
(born 1934)
9 November 19907 December 19944 years, 28 days CCM
(3) Cleopa David Msuya.jpg Cleopa Msuya
(1931–2025)
7 December 199428 November 1995356 days CCM Mwinyi
Mkapa
7 Frederick Sumaye boston december 2006.png Frederick Sumaye
(born 1950)
28 November 199530 December 200510 years, 32 days CCM Mkapa
Kikwete
8 Edward Lowasa (cropped).jpg Edward Lowassa
(1953–2024)
30 December 20057 February 20082 years, 39 days CCM Kikwete
9 Mizengo Pinda, Prime Minister of Tanzania.jpg Mizengo Pinda
(born 1948)
9 February 20085 November 20157 years, 269 days CCM
10 Kassim Majaliwa.jpg Kassim Majaliwa
(born 1961)
20 November 2015Incumbent9 years, 168 days CCM Magufuli
Suluhu

Deputy prime ministers

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyPrime Minister President(s)
Took officeLeft office
1 Salim.JPG Salim Ahmed Salim
(born 1942)
19861989 [1] CCM Joseph Warioba Mwinyi
2 No image.png Augustino Mrema
(1944–2022)
19921994 [1] CCM John Malecela
3 No image.png Doto Biteko
(born 1978)
1 September 2023 [1] Incumbent CCM Kassim Majaliwa Suluhu

Timeline of heads of government

Kassim MajaliwaMizengo PindaEdward LowassaFrederick SumayeJohn MalecelaJoseph WariobaSalim Ahmed SalimCleopa MsuyaEdward SokoineRashidi KawawaJulius NyerereList of prime ministers of Tanzania

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biteko and the history of Deputy Prime Ministers in Tanzania". The Citizen. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.