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Vice-President of the
United Republic of Tanzania
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania (Swahili)
Coat of arms of Tanzania
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Incumbent
Samia Suluhu
since 5 November 2015
StyleHer Excellency
Member ofCabinet
SeatDodoma, Tanzania [1]
Term lengthFive Years
Constituting instrument1977 Constitution
Formation1964
First holderAbeid Karume
SuccessionFirst
SalaryTSh 7 m (US$ 4,375) monthly[2]
Websitewww.vpo.go.tz
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The Vice-President of Tanzania holds the second-highest political position in Tanzania.

List of Vice-Presidents of Tanzania

After the union between Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964, Tanzania had two vice-presidents, First and Second until the creation of a single office in 1995.[3]

Term of Office Vice-President
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Party
First Vice-Presidents
1964–1972 Abeid Karume
(1905–1972) 		style="background:Template:Afro-Shirazi Party/meta/color" | Afro-Shirazi Party
1972–1984 Aboud Jumbe
(1920–2016) 		style="background:Template:Afro-Shirazi Party/meta/color" | Afro-Shirazi Party
(until 1977)
style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi
(from 1977)
1984–1985 Ali Hassan Mwinyi
(1925–) 		style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi
1985–1990 Joseph Warioba
(1940–) 		style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi
1990–1994 John Malecela
(1934–) 		style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi
1994–1995 Cleopa Msuya
(1931–) 		style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Second Vice-Presidents
1964–1977 Rashidi Kawawa
(1926–2009) 		style="background:Template:Tanganyika African National Union/meta/color" | Tanganyika African National Union
1985–1990 Idris Abdul Wakil
(1925–2009) 		style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi
1990–1995 Salmin Amour
(1948–) 		style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Vice-Presidents (single office)
1995–2001 Omar Ali Juma
(1941–2001) 		style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi
2001–2010 Ali Mohamed Shein
(1948–) 		style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi
2010–2015 Mohamed Gharib Bilal
(1945–) 		style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi
2015–present Samia Suluhu
(1960–) 		style="background:Template:Chama Cha Mapinduzi/meta/color" | Chama Cha Mapinduzi

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/13/c_138467122.htm
  2. ^ wa Simbiye, Finnigan (6 December 2013). "PM scoffs at super salary rumour". Daily News (Tanzania). Dodoma. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  3. ^ "List of Tanzanian Vice Presidents" (PDF). Vice President's Office. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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