Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania,in office from 2005 to 2015.
General elections were held in Tanzania on 14 December 2005. Originally scheduled for 30 October,the elections were postponed due to the death of CHADEMA vice-presidential candidate Jumbe Mohamed Jumbe. The elections were the third since the country returned to multi-party rule in 1992. Incumbent President Benjamin Mkapa stepped down after two consecutive terms in accordance with the constitution. Elections for the Presidency of Zanzibar and its House of Representatives took place on 30 October,as scheduled.
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.
Cyril August Chami was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for the Moshi Rural constituency from 2005 to 2015.
John Zefania Chiligati is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Manyoni East constituency from to 2000 to 2015.
Abdallah Omar Kigoda was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Handeni constituency from 1995 to 2015. He served as Minister of Industry and Trade from 1996 to 1997,as Minister of Energy and Minerals from 1997 to 2000,as Minister of State in the President's Office for Planning and Privatisation from 2000 to 2005,and again as Minister of Industry and Trade from 2012 to 2015.
Muhammed Seif Khatib was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Uzini constituency since 1995.
Nazir Mustafa Karamagi is a Tanzanian politician and a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania,representing Bukoba Vijijini constituency.
Juma Athumani Kapuya is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Urambo West constituency from 1995 to 2015.
Bernard Kamilius Membe was a Tanzanian politician. He served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tanzania from 2007 to 2015. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Mtama constituency from 2000 to 2015.
January Yusuf Makamba is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Bumbuli constituency since 2010.
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 been serving 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.
Abdulrahman Omari Kinana is a Tanzanian politician who served as the first Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006. He has been secretary-general of Chama Cha Mapinduzi,the ruling party,from 2012 to 2018.
Ally Kleist Sykes was a veteran Tanzanian politician and one of the 17 founders of the Tanganyika African National Union.
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.
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.
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.
