Joyce Ndalichako

Honourable
Professor Joyce Ndalichako
MP
Honourable Professor Joyce Ndalichako MP
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Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training
	In office; 2015–2020
President	John Magufuli
Succeeded by	Shukuru Kawambwa
Executive Secretary of National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA)
	In office; 2005–2014
Preceded by	Dr Charles Msonde
Member of Parliament
	In office; 2015–2020
Appointed by	John Magufuli
Constituency	None (Nominated MP)
Personal details
Born	21 May 1964; Musoma, Mara
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM (1982–present )
Alma mater	University of Dar Es Salaam (B.Sc. with Education); University of Alberta (PhD);

Joyce Lazaro Ndalichako is Tanzania's current Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training. She was appointed by the president of United Republic of Tanzania, John Magufuli, as a Member of Parliament and Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training from 2015 to 2020 in Tanzania.^[1]

Early life and education

She was born on May 21, 1964, in Musoma, Mara Region in Tanzania. She attended University of Dar Es Salaam from 1987–1991, where she graduated with Bachelor of Science with education, majoring in mathematics. During 1993–1997 she went to University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where she obtained a PhD in educational psychology, major in educational statistics & measurement and evaluation.^[2]

Career

From 2000 to 2005 she was the senior lecturer at the University of Dar Es Salaam teaching educational measurement and evaluation, research methods, and educational statistics, supervising dissertation of the students.^[3]^[2]
From 2014 to date she has been the associate professor and deputy head researcher at Agha Khan University Institute for Educational Development, East Africa ^[2]^[3]