Bernard Membe
| Bernard Kamillius Membe | |
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| Bernard Membe in 2010 | |
| Foreign Minister of Tanzania | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 12, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Asha-Rose Migiro |
| Constituency | Mtama, Lindi Rural, Lindi Region |
| Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania | |
| In office December 28, 2005 – December 27, 2010 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1953 |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
Bernard Kamillius Membe (born November 9, 1953)[1] is a Tanzanian politician, currently serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. Membe was appointed to the job by President Jakaya Kikwete (himself a former foreign minister)[2] in January 2007 after the previous Foreign Minister, Asha-Rose Migiro, left for the job of United Nations Deputy Secretary-General.[3] He is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania from Mtama,[3] a rural ward in the Lindi Rural district of Lindi Region.[4]
Membe was a national security analyst at the President's Office from 1977 to 1990, and he worked at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1992 to 2000. He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2000 parliamentary election and was re-elected in the 2005 parliamentary election as a candidate of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). He was Deputy Minister of Home Affairs prior to being appointed as Deputy Minister of Energy and Minerals on October 15, 2006.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Membe , Bernard K.". www.parliament.go.tz. Parliament of Tanzania. http://www.parliament.go.tz/bunge/Mp_Cv3.asp?PTerm=2005-2010&fpkey=152. Retrieved 2007-01-14.[dead link]
- ^ Muhiddin, Hassan (2006-01-05). "JK’s beefed up team". The Guardian (IPPMedia Ltd). Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20070103223211/http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2006/01/05/57238.html. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
- ^ a b "Membe new Foreign minister". TSN Daily News (TSN). 2007-01-12. http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/page.php?id=5253. Retrieved 2007-01-14.[dead link]
- ^ "Lindi Rural". Tanzania 2002 Population and Housing Census. Government of Tanzania. 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20061129150305/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/lindirural.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
- ^ "Kikwete reshuffles Cabinet", Guardian (IPP Media), October 16, 2006.
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- Towards a Stronger Commonwealth, a paper by Membe
| Preceded by Asha-Rose Migiro |
Foreign Minister of Tanzania January 12, 2007–present |
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