Magufuli Cabinet | |
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5th Cabinet of Tanzania | |
Date formed | 14 December 2015 |
Date dissolved | 17 March 2021 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | John Magufuli |
Head of government | John Magufuli |
No. of ministers | 24 |
Member party | CCM |
Status in legislature | Majority |
Opposition party | ACT-Wazalendo CUF CHADEMA |
History | |
Elections | 2015 general election 2020 general election |
Legislature term | 5 years |
Predecessor | Kikwete Cabinet |
Successor | Suluhu Cabinet |
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. [1] 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.
Magufuli's running mate during the 2015 general election was Samia Suluhu; his victory secured Tanzania's first female Vice President of Tanzania. His next appointment was Kassim Majaliwa for the post of Prime Minister.
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Magufuli conducts his first major reshuffle on 7 October 2017 increasing the number of ministries from 19 to 21. The biggest change was the splitting of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals into two separate ministries. Furthermore, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries was split into two, one being the Ministry of Agriculture and the other being the Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries. [6]
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Following Magufuli's reelection in the 2020 Tanzanian general election, Magufuli unveiled his new cabinet on December 5, 2020. In total, the cabinet includes a docket of 23 ministers, up 1 from his previous cabinet. [17] The ministry of Works, Transport and Communications was broken out into two, The Ministry of Works & Transport and the other being the Ministry of Communications and ICT. This cabinet ended its tenure following the death of President John Magufuli.
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