Innocent Bashungwa
Innocent Lugha Bashungwa | |
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| Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2020 | |
| President | John Magufuli |
| Preceded by | Harrison Mwakyembe |
| Minister of Industry and Trade for Tanzania | |
| In office 8 June 2019[1] – 16 June 2020 | |
| President | John Magufuli |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kakunda |
| Succeeded by | Geofrey Mwambe |
| Member of Parliament for Karagwe District | |
| Assumed office December 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1979 |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Spouse | Jennifer Bash |
Innocent Lugha Bashungwa (born May 5, 1979) is a Tanzanian Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party.[2] He was elected MP representing Karagwe in 2015.
Political career
He was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture by President John Magufuli on 10 November 2018. On November 13, 2018, he was sworn in as Deputy Minister.[3] In June 2019, Joseph Kakunda was replaced by Innocent Bashungwa as the minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, he went on to serve at this docket for a year before the parliament was dissolved on June 16, 2020.[4]
In Magufuli's second cabinet, he was appointed as the Minister of Information, Culture, Artists and Sports.[5]
References
- ^ "Magufuli sacks Industy Minister, TRA boss, appoints successors". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "LUGHA". doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_sim_4685.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Tanzania: New Ministers in Full Throttle ... . Govt Directive Bears Fruit, Lindi Collects Over 4,000 Tonnes Cashews". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ "Tanzanian president sacks industry minister, tax chief - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Magufuli's unveils his cabinet 30 days after taking oath". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
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