The politics of Tanzania takes place in a framework of a unitary presidential democratic republic,whereby the President of Tanzania is both head of state and head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The party system is dominated by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella is a Tanzanian politician who was the first president of the Pan-African Parliament and was president of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.
Asha-Rose Mtengeti Migiro is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat who was the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2012. She was appointed as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa on 13 July 2012.
Dr Juma Alifa Ngasongwa is a Tanzanian politician who served as Chama Cha Mapinduzi Member of Parliament for Ulanga Magharibi in the National Assembly of Tanzania.
Catherine Namugala a Zambian politician. She was the First Deputy Speaker of the Zambian Parliament until 2021. She was nominated to that position by President Edgar Lungu,on 18 September 2016. She is the former Minister of Tourism,Environment and Natural Resources in the Zambian Cabinet. She also served as the Member of Parliament (MP),representing Mafinga in the Zambian Parliament from 2001 until 2016.
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a Tanzanian politician who has served as president of Tanzania since 19 March 2021. She is the first Tanzanian woman and the second woman from the East-African region 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.
Jumanne Abdallah Maghembe is a former Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism for the United Republic of Tanzania. He has been a Member of Parliament for Mwanga constituency since 2000 until 2020.
Angellah Jasmine Mbelwa Kairuki is a Tanzanian CCM politician and cabinet Minister. On 1 September 2023,she began her post as the Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism of Tanzania.
Ummy Ally Mwalimu is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is currently a Member of Parliament for Tanga Constituency and also serves as the Minister of Health,Seniors and Children. She has held various cabinet positions since 2010. She is a third-term Member of Parliament,firstly appointed to a seat reserved for women in the parliament of Tanzania in 2010.
Lazaro Samuel Nyalandu is a Tanzanian politician and former Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.
Damas Daniel Ndumbaro is a Tanzanian politician,lawyer and cabinet Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
Stergomena Lawrence Tax is Tanzania's minister of Defence and National Service the first woman to hold the title since the country’s independence. She was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation. Before that she served as the executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
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.
Anne Kilango Malecela is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She was Member of Parliament for Same East constituency between 2005 and 2015,Deputy Education Minister,and Regional Commissioner for Shinyanga Region for one month in 2016.
Pindi Hazara Chana is a Tanzanian CCM politician and a special seat Member of Parliament since 2010. In January 2022 she began her cabinet career as the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. Following a mini cabinet re-shuffle on 31st March 2022 Chana assumed the Ministry of Natural Resources &Tourism office. She exchanged positions with Mohamed Mchengerwa following another cabinet reshuffle as the new Minister of Culture,Arts and Sports in February 2023.
Philip Isdor Mpango is a Tanzanian economist and politician who serves as the Vice-President of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Mary Machuche Mwanjelwa is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party and a special seat Member of Parliament since 2010. She was the Deputy Minister of Agriculture,and as the deputy minister of State in the President's Office responsible for Public Service and Good Governance.
Soraya Marisel Martínez Ferrada is a Chilean-Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding Hochelaga during the 2019 Canadian federal election. She has served as Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec since 2023.
The Suluhu Cabinet was officially formed in Tanzania on 31 March 2021. Following the death of former president John Magufuli,Samia Suluhu Hassan the Vice President in the previous cabinet was sworn in as the new president. Within two weeks of her assignment,she appointed a new vice president and reshuffled the previous cabinet.
