John Magufuli
| Honourable Dr John Pombe Magufuli MP |
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| Minister of Works | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2010 |
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| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Minister of Livestock Development and Fisheries | |
| In office 13 February 2008 – 28 November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Anthony Diallo |
| Succeeded by | David Mathayo David |
| Minister of Lands and Human Settlements | |
| In office 6 January 2006 – 13 February 2008 |
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| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Succeeded by | John Chiligati |
| Minister of Works | |
| In office 2000–2005 |
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| President | Benjamin Mkapa |
| Deputy Minister of Works | |
| In office 1995–2000 |
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| President | Benjamin Mkapa |
| Member of Parliament for Chato |
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| Assumed office November 2000 |
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| Majority | 36,142 (66.39%) |
| Member of Parliament for Biharamulo East |
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| In office 1995–2000 |
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| Succeeded by | Anatory Choya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1959 Tanganyika |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
| Alma mater | UDSM (BSc), (MSc), (PhD) |
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (born 29 October 1959) is a Tanzanian CCM politician who has served in the Cabinet of Tanzania as Minister of Works since 2010. Previously he was Deputy Minister of Works from 1995 to 2000, Minister of Works from 2000 to 2006, Minister of Lands and Human Settlement from 2006 to 2008, and Minister of Livestock and Fisheries from 2008 to 2010. He has served as a Member of Parliament since 1995.[1] He is the CCM's candidate for the 2015 presidential election.
After President Jakaya Kikwete took office, he moved Magufuli to the post of Minister of Lands and Human Settlement on 4 January 2006.[2]
On 12 July 2015 Magufuli was nominated as CCM's presidential candidate for the 2015 election, besting Justice Minister and former UN Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro and African Union Ambassador to the United States Amina Salum Ali for the party's nomination.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ Hassan Muhiddin, "JK’s beefed up team", Guardian, January 5, 2006.
- ^ CCM [ccm_tanzania] (12 July 2015). "Mkutano Mkuu wa Taifa umefanikiwa kumteua mgombea Urais.." (Tweet) (in Swahili). Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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