Prime Ministers of Tanzania (1964-Present)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
26 April 1964 to 1 November 1964	Post abolished
United Republic of Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
1 November 1964 to 17 February 1972	Post abolished
17 February 1972 to 5 February 1977		Rashidi Kawawa Rashidi Kawawa Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa was the Prime Minister of Tanganyika in 1962 and of Tanzania in 1972-77. He was the effective ruler of the country from January to December 1972 while Julius Nyerere toured the countryside. Kawawa was a strong advocate of economic statism... , Prime Minister	TANU
5 February 1977 to 13 February 1977			CCM
13 February 1977 to 7 November 1980		Edward Sokoine, Prime Minister	CCM	1st Term
7 November 1980 to 24 February 1983		Cleopa Msuya, Prime Minister	CCM	1st Term
24 February 1983 to 12 April 1984		Edward Sokoine, Prime Minister	CCM	2nd Term
24 April 1984 to 5 November 1985		Salim Ahmed Salim Salim Ahmed Salim Salim Ahmed Salim a Tanzanian diplomat who has worked in the international diplomatic arena since the early 1960s. Salim is married to Amne and they have three children: Maryam, Ali and Ahmed.... , Prime Minister	CCM
5 November 1985 to 9 November 1990		Joseph Sinde Warioba Joseph Sinde Warioba Joseph Sinde Warioba served as Prime Minister of Tanzania from 1985 to 1990. Furthermore, he served concurrently as the country's Vice President. He is currently a Judge on the East African Court of Justice.... , Prime Minister	CCM
9 November 1990 to 7 December 1994		John Malecela John Malecela John Samuel Malecela in Bugiri Dodoma, was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 1990-11-09–1994-12-07. He served as the vice-chairman of the CCM from 1995 to 2007, and a member of the CCM Central Committee to date.... , Prime Minister	CCM
7 December 1994 to 28 November 1995		Cleopa Msuya, Prime Minister	CCM	2nd Term
28 November 1995 to 30 December 2005		Frederick Sumaye Frederick Sumaye Frederick Tluway Sumaye is the former Prime Minister of Tanzania. He was Prime Minister since the first multi-party elections on 28 November 1995 until 30 December 2005. After leaving office, in 2006 he enrolled for a year as a mid-career student in the Edward S. Mason Program at the John F... , Prime Minister	CCM
30 December 2005 to 9 February 2008		Edward Lowassa Edward Lowassa Edward Ngoyai Lowassa is a former Prime Minister of Tanzania, serving under President Jakaya Kikwete. He took office on 30 December 2005 and resigned on 7 February 2008 following a parliamentary committee report on corruption within the cabinet.... , Prime Minister	CCM
9 February 2008 to Present		Mizengo Pinda Mizengo Pinda Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda is a Tanzanian politician who has been Prime Minister of Tanzania since February 2008.Pinda was born in the Rukwa Region. He holds a degree in law from the University of Dar es Salaam, which he earned in 1974.He was Assistant Private Secretary to the President from 1982... , Prime Minister	CCM

Affiliations

• TANU - Tanganyika African National Union
  Tanganyika African National Union
  The Tanganyika African National Union was the principal political party in the struggle for sovereignty in the East African state of Tanganyika . The party was formed from the Tanganyika African Association by Julius Nyerere in July 1954 when he was teaching at St. Francis' College...
  
  
• CCM - Chama cha Mapinduzi
  Chama Cha Mapinduzi
  The Chama cha Mapinduzi is the ruling political party of Tanzania.- History :The party was created February 5, 1977, under the leadership of Julius Nyerere as the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union , the then ruling party in Tanganyika, and the Afro-Shirazi Party , the then ruling...
  
   (Party of the Revolution)

See also

• Tanzania
  Tanzania
  The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
  
  
  • Politics of Tanzania
    Politics of Tanzania
    Politics of Tanzania takes place in a framework of a unitary presidential democratic republic, whereby the President of Tanzania is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the...
    
    
  • List of colonial heads of Tanganyika
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