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.
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.
John Samuel Malecela was Prime Minister of Tanzania from November 1990 to December 1994. He served as the vice-chairman of the CCM from 1995 to 2007,and a member of the CCM Central Committee to date.
General elections were held in Tanzania on 31 October 2010. The presidential elections were won by the incumbent President Jakaya Kikwete of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM),who received 63% of the vote. The parliamentary elections resulted in a victory for the CCM,which won 186 of the 239 elected seats.
Hamisi Andrea Kigwangalla is a Tanzanian politician for the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and Member of Parliament for the Nzega constituency since 2010. After 2015,the Nzega constituency was split,and as a result,he took over as a member of parliament for the newly formed Nzega Rural following the 2015 general elections.
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.
Hasnain Mohamed Murji is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Mtwara Town constituency from 2010 to 2015. He was elected in the 2010 general elections with more than 56% of the popular vote. He had also served the same constituency during the term 2000–2005.
Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa is a Tanzanian politician who has been the 12 Prime Minister of Tanzania since 2015. He was appointed by President John Magufuli after the 2015 general election. He is a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party and has been a Member of Parliament for Ruangwa
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.
Wilson Mukama is a Tanzanian CCM politician and former Secretary General of Chama Cha Mapinduzi.
Godfrey William Mgimwa is a Tanzanian CCM politician.
Jokate Mwegelo is a Tanzanian politician and Secretary General of the Chama cha Mapinduzi’s Women’s Wing (UWT).
Halima Abdallah Bulembo is a District Commissioner for Muheza District,Tanga Region. Prior to her appointment,Halima Abdallah Bulembo served as a Special Seats Member of Parliament for Kagera Region in Tanzania. She was appointed to her seat in November 2015,making her the youngest female parliamentarian in the 11th parliament of Tanzania and was in office until October,2020.
Juliana Daniel Shonza is a Tanzanian politician and member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is the current Deputy Minister of Information,Culture,Arts and Sports. She is a one-term Member of Parliament having been appointed to special seat reserved for women.
Anthony Peter Mavunde is a Tanzanian politician who has been a member of the ruling party CCM since 2006. He is the current Minister of Minerals and a Member of Parliament.
Atashasta Justus Nditiye was a Tanzanian politician who had been involved in the industry since 1990 and had been a member of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) to date. At the time of his death he was the Deputy Minister for Works,Transport and Communication Responsible for Communication and a Member of Parliament.
Jumaa Aweso is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from 2012. He has been a Member of Parliament representing the Pangani Constituency in Tanga Region since 2015. He is the current Minister for Water and Irrigation.
Humphrey Herson Polepole is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat serving as an ambassador of Tanzania to Cuba appointed to office since 2023. He was an ambassador to Malawi from 2022 to 2023.
Bashiru Ally Kakurwa is a Tanzanian academic,diplomat and politician.
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.
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