The Magufuli Cabinet was formed by President of Tanzania John Magufuli after taking the oath of office on 5 November 2015. Magufuli won the 2015 general election with 58% of the vote in a tightly contested race against ex-CCM Chadema rival Edward Lowassa. After being sworn in on 5 November 2015, Magufuli announced his cabinet almost a month later, on 10 December 2015. He reduced the cabinet to 19 ministers from 30 in the previous cabinet.[1] The Second Cabinet's tenure was cut short on 19 March 2021, following the death of President John Magufuli, and the swearing-in of Samia Suluhu Hassan as the new president.
Magufuli Cabinet | |
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 5th Cabinet of Tanzania | |
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| Date formed | 14 December 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 17 March 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | John Magufuli |
| Head of government | John Magufuli |
| No. of ministers | 24 |
| Member party | CCM |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | ACT-Wazalendo CUF CHADEMA |
| History | |
| Elections | 2015 general election 2020 general election |
| Legislature term | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Kikwete Cabinet |
| Successor | Suluhu Cabinet |
First Term
editInaugural Cabinet
editMagufuli's running mate during the 2015 general election was Samia Suluhu; his victory secured Tanzania's first female Vice President of Tanzania. His next appointment was Kassim Majaliwa for the post of Prime Minister.
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Changes
edit- Charles Kitwanga was replaced on 21 May 2016 as the minister of home affairs after he attended a parliamentary session under the influence of alcohol.[4]
- Nape Nnauye was relieved of his duty on 23 March 2017 from the post of Minister of Information, Culture, Artists and Sports. Harrison Mwakyembe the Minister of Justice and constitutional affairs at the time took his position and was replaced by Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi.[5]
- Sospeter Muhongo was suspended on 24 May 2017 as the Minister of Energy and Minerals after he was implicated in the mineral saga report. His position remained vacant until the first cabinet reshuffle of October 2017.[5]
Cabinet Reshuffle
editMagufuli conducts his first major reshuffle on 7 October 2017 increasing the number of ministries from 19 to 21. The biggest change was the splitting of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals into two separate ministries. Furthermore, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries was split into two, one being the Ministry of Agriculture and the other being the Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries.[6]
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Changes
edit- George Masaju was promoted to a Judge at the High Court of Tanzania and the Adelardus Kilangi was appointed as the new Attorney General on February 1, 2020.[9]
- Mwigulu Nchemba was replaced by Alphaxard Kangi Lugola as the minister of home affairs on 30 June 2018.[10]
- Charles Mwijage was replaced by Joseph Kakunda as the minister of industry, trade and investment on 10 November 2018 by the president following a national cashew nut price saga.[11]
- Charles Tizeba was replaced by Japhet Hasunga as the minister of Agriculture on 10 November 2018 following a national cashew nut price saga.[11]
- Angellah Kairuki was appointed to a new position under the Minister of State in the President’s Office for investments, Doto Biteko took over as the new Minister of Minerals on January 9, 2019.[12]
- Augustine Mahiga the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Palamagamba Kabudi the Minister of Justice had their appoints switched on March 3, 2019[13]
- Joseph Kakunda was replaced by Innocent Bashungwa as the minister of Industry, Trade and Investment on June 8, 2019.[14]
- January Makamba was replaced by George Simbachawene as the new Minister of State in the Vice President's Office on 21 July 2019.
- Alphaxard Lugola was replaced by George Simbachawene as the Minister of Home affairs and Mussa Zungu replaced Simbachawene as the Minister of State in the Vice President's Office on January 23, 2020.[15]
- Mwigulu Nchemba was reinstated into the cabinet as the Ministry of Constitutional and Legal Affairs following the death of Augustine Mahiga on May 2, 2020.[16]
Second Term
editFollowing Magufuli's reelection in the 2020 Tanzanian general election, Magufuli unveiled his new cabinet on December 5, 2020. In total, the cabinet includes a docket of 23 ministers, up 1 from his previous cabinet.[17] The ministry of Works, Transport and Communications was broken out into two, The Ministry of Works & Transport and the other being the Ministry of Communications and ICT. This cabinet ended its tenure following the death of President John Magufuli.
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References
edit- ^ Mohammed, Omar (11 December 2015). "Tanzania's Magufuli finally names his cabinet—and it's almost half the size of his predecessor's". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "The Cabinet of the United Republic of Tanzania - High Commission of Tanzania in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia".
- ^ "Rais memalizia kujaza nafasi za uteuzi wa Mawaziri" (Press release). Ikulu. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Tanzanian president sacks minister for being drunk on the job". Reuters. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ a b Kidanka, Christopher (23 March 2017). "Information Minister Nnauye replaced in Cabinet reshuffle". The East African. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Tanzania: Energy and Minerals Docket Now Gets Two Ministers in New Reshuffle". The Citizen. AllAfrica. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Kolumbia, Louis (7 October 2017). "List of the new cabinet unveiled Oct 7 by President Magufuli". The Citizen Tanzania. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Tanzania's Magufuli dissolves parliament ahead of elections". France 24. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Kamagi, Deogratius (17 June 2020). "Tanzania: Masaju, Kilangi in Defence of National Interests". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Lema, Nape, Zitto react to Magufuli sacking Mwigulu Nchemba as". The Citizen. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Tanzania president fires two ministers over cashew nut prices, govt..." Reuters. 11 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Magufuli amteua waziri mpya Tanzania". BBC News Swahili (in Swahili). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Editor, EABW (14 May 2019). "EALA swears in Tanzania's foreign affairs & EAC minister as ex-officio member". East African Business Week. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Magufuli sacks Industry Minister, TRA boss, appoints successors". The Citizen. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Simbachawene replaces Lugola as Ilala's Zungu request granted". The Citizen. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "President Magufuli reinstates Mwigulu Nchemba to cabinet". The Citizen. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Magufuli's unveils his cabinet 30 days after taking oath". The Citizen. Retrieved 7 December 2020.