Minister of Water and Irrigation
| Minister of Water and Irrigation | |
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| Waziri wa Maji na Umwagiliaji | |
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since 5 December 2020 | |
| Ministry of Water and Irrigation | |
| Style | Honourable Minister |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Seat | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | At the President's discretion |
| Website | www |
The Minister of Water and Irrigation is the head of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of the Government of Tanzania.
History
[edit]The water portfolio has over the years been part of a number of other ministries.
List of ministers
[edit]The following have served the ministry:[1]
- Parties
| # | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Dereck Bryeson | Agriculture | 1961 | 1964 | (Tanganyika) | |
| Tewa S. Tewa | Lands, Housing and Water Development | 1964 | 1966 | Julius Nyerere | ||
| Said Maswanya | 1966 | 1968 | ||||
| Abdulrahman Babu | 1968 | 1970 | ||||
| Wilbard Chagula | Water and Power | 1971 | 1974 | |||
| I. Elinewinga | 1974 | 1975 | ||||
| Wilbard Chagula | Water, Electricity and Minerals | 1976 | 1978 | |||
| I. Elinewinga | Water, Energy and Minerals | 1978 | 1982 | |||
| Al Noor Kassum | Water and Energy | 1982 | 1983 | |||
| – | ||||||
| Al Noor Kassum | Water, Energy and Minerals | 1985 | 1986 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | ||
| Pius Ng'wandu | Lands, Water, Housing and Urban Development | 1985 | 1987 | |||
| 1 | Pius Ng'wandu | Water | 1987 | 1990 | ||
| 2 | Christian Kisanji | 1990 | ||||
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Jakaya Kikwete | Water, Energy and Minerals | 1990 | 1994 | ||
| Jackson Makweta | 1994 | 1995 | ||||
| (1) | Pius Ng'wandu | Water | 1996 | 1999 | Benjamin Mkapa | |
| 3 | Mussa Nkhangaa | 1999 | 2001 | |||
| Edward Lowassa | Water and Livestock | 2001 | 2005 | |||
| 4 |  |
Stephen Wasira | Water | 2006 | Jakaya Kikwete | |
| 5 |  |
Shukuru Kawambwa | 2006 | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Mark Mwandosya | Water and Irrigation Development | 2008 | 2010 | ||
| Water | 2010 | 2012 | ||||
| 7 |  |
Jumanne Maghembe | Water and Irrigation | 2012 | 5 November 2015 | |
| 8 |  |
Makame Mbarawa | Minister of Water and Irrigation | 14 December 2015 | 23 December 2015 | John Magufuli |
| 9 | Gerson Lwenge | Minister of Water and Irrigation | 23 December 2015 | 7 October 2017 | ||
| 10 | Isack Aloyce Kamwelwe | Minister of Water and Irrigation | 7 October 2017 | 1 July 2018 | ||
| 11 |
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Makame Mbarawa | Minister of Water and Irrigation | 1 July 2018[2] | 16 June 2020[3] | |
| 12 | Jumaa Aweso | Minister of Water and Irrigation | 5 December 2020[4] | Incumbent | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Miaka 50 ya Uhuru wa Tanzania Bara" (PDF). Ministry of Water and Irrigation. 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Newly appointed ministers speak following President Magufuli's". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ Dausen, Nazulack. "Tanzanian president Magufuli dissolves parliament before vote, touts development record". Reuters. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Magufuli's unveils his cabinet 30 days after taking oath". The Citizen. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
