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Magufuli cabinet

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.

First Term

Inaugural Cabinet

Magufuli'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.

Changes

Cabinet Reshuffle

Magufuli 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]

Changes

Second Term

Following 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "The Cabinet of the United Republic of Tanzania - High Commission of Tanzania in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia".
  3. ^ "Rais memalizia kujaza nafasi za uteuzi wa Mawaziri" (Press release). Ikulu. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Tanzanian president sacks minister for being drunk on the job". Reuters. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b Kidanka, Christopher (23 March 2017). "Information Minister Nnauye replaced in Cabinet reshuffle". The East African. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Tanzania: Energy and Minerals Docket Now Gets Two Ministers in New Reshuffle". The Citizen. AllAfrica. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. ^ Kolumbia, Louis (7 October 2017). "List of the new cabinet unveiled Oct 7 by President Magufuli". The Citizen Tanzania. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Tanzania's Magufuli dissolves parliament ahead of elections". France 24. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ Kamagi, Deogratius (17 June 2020). "Tanzania: Masaju, Kilangi in Defence of National Interests". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Lema, Nape, Zitto react to Magufuli sacking Mwigulu Nchemba as". The Citizen. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Magufuli amteua waziri mpya Tanzania". BBC News Swahili (in Swahili). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ "Magufuli sacks Industry Minister, TRA boss, appoints successors". The Citizen. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Simbachawene replaces Lugola as Ilala's Zungu request granted". The Citizen. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  16. ^ "President Magufuli reinstates Mwigulu Nchemba to cabinet". The Citizen. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Magufuli's unveils his cabinet 30 days after taking oath". The Citizen. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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