Kikwete Cabinet

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Kikwete Cabinet

4th Cabinet of Tanzania
Date formed6 January 2006
Date dissolved5 November 2015
People and organisations
Head of stateJakaya Kikwete
Head of governmentJakaya Kikwete
No. of ministers31
Member partyCCM
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyCUF (2005–2010)
CHADEMA (2010–)
Opposition leaderHamad Mohamed
Freeman Mbowe
History
Election(s)2005 general election
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorMkapa Cabinet
SuccessorMagufuli Cabinet

The Kikwete Cabinet was formed by President Jakaya Kikwete after taking the oath of office on 21 December 2005. Kikwete had won a landslide victory in the 2005 presidential election receiving 80.2 percent of the popular vote.[1] His inaugural cabinet had seven women ministers, the highest in the nation's history.[2]

First term

Inaugural Cabinet

Kikwete's first appointment was Johnson Mwanyika as Attorney General. Mwanyika was sworn in on 24 December 2005. Edward Lowassa was then nominated as Prime Minister and was approved overwhelmingly by the National Assembly. He was sworn in on 30 December 2005; the same day President Kikwete inaugurated the 9th Parliament.[3] The inaugural cabinet ministers took oath of office on 6 January 2006. Template:Kikwete Cabinet 6 January 2006

First reshuffle

President Kikwete made his first cabinet reshuffle in October 2006 which resulted in ten ministers swapping their portfolios.[4] The energy crisis at the time may have necessitated the President's decision.[5] Template:Kikwete Cabinet 16 October 2006

Changes

Second reshuffle

Template:Kikwete Cabinet 13 February 2008

Changes

Attorney General Johnson Mwanyika was succeeded by Frederick Werema in 2009.

Second term

November 2010 – May 2012

Template:Kikwete Cabinet 28 November 2010

May 2012 – January 2014

Template:Kikwete Cabinet 4 May 2012

January 2014–January 2015

Template:Kikwete Cabinet 19 January 2014

Changes

  • Attorney General Frederick Werema resigned on 16 December 2014 after he was accused of authorizing the transfer of about $120 million from a controversial escrow account.[6] Werema stated that his advice had been misunderstood.[7] He was replaced by George Masaju.
  • On 22 December 2014, President Kikwete sacked Lands Minister Anna Tibaijuka over a $1 million donation for a school that she received in her personal account. Tibaijuka denied any wrongdoing and insisted that she presented the funds to the school.[6]

January–November 2015

Template:Kikwete Cabinet 24 January 2015

Deputy Ministers

Deputy Ministers[8]
Portrait Portfolio Incumbent Term

Ministries of State in the Vice President's Office

Environment

Ummy Mwalimu

2014–
Ministries of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Regional Administration and Local Government

Aggrey Mwanri
Majaliwa K. Majaliwa

2010–
2010–
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives Godfrey Zambi 2014–
Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology January Makamba 2012–

Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children

Pindi Chana 2014–

Ministry of Defence and National Service

Ministry of East African Cooperation

Abdulla Saadalla 2010–

Ministry of Education and Vocational Training

Jenista Mhagama 2014–

Ministry of Energy and Minerals

Stephen Masele (Minerals)
Charles Kitwanga (Energy)
2012–
2014–

Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Mwigulu Nchemba (Finance)
Adam Malima
2014–
2014–

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation

Mahadhi Maalim 2010–

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

Stephen Kebwe 2014–

Ministry of Home Affairs

Pereira Silima 2012–

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing

Janet Mbene 2014–

Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports

Juma Nkamia 2014–

Ministry of Justice and Constitution Affairs

Angellah Kairuki 2012–

Ministry of Labour and Employment

Milton Mahanga 2010–

Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Developments

George Simbachawene 2014–

Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development

Kaika Telele 2014–

Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism

Mahmoud Mgimwa 2014–

Ministry of Transport

Charles Tizeba 2012–

Ministry of Water and Irrigation

Amos Makalla 2014–

Ministry of Works

Gerson Lwenge 2012–

References

  1. ^ "Landslide win for Tanzania's CCM". BBC News. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. ^ "More women, new faces in Kikwete's cabinet". IRIN. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. ^ "President Kikwete's speech on inaugurating the Parliament". Government of Tanzania. 30 December 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Reshuffle shows Kikwete is now in charge". The East African. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Was Tanzania's Cabinet reshuffle sparked by current power crisis?". The East African. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Tanzania's Kikwete sacks Tibaijuka over payment". BBC. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Tanzania's attorney general resigns over graft accusations=". Reuters. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Baraza la Mawaziri". Michuzi Blog. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.

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