Bernard Membe

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Bernard Kamillius Membe
Bernard Membe
Foreign Minister of Tanzania
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 12, 2007
Preceded by Asha-Rose Migiro
Constituency Mtama, Lindi Rural, Lindi Region
Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania
In office
December 28, 2005 – December 27, 2010
Born November 9, 1953 (1953-11-09) (age 54)
Nationality Tanzanian
Political party Chama Cha Mapinduzi

Bernard Kamillius Membe (born November 9, 1953)[1] is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of Tanzania. Membe was appointed to the job by President Jakaya Kikwete (himself a former foreign minister)[2] in January 2007 after the previous Foreign Minister, Asha-Rose Migiro, left for the job of United Nations Deputy Secretary-General.[3] He is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania from Mtama,[3] a rural ward in the Lindi Rural district of Lindi Region.[4]

Membe was Deputy Minister of Home Affairs prior to being appointed Deputy Minister of Energy and Minerals on October 15, 2006.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Membe , Bernard K.. www.parliament.go.tz. Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
  2. ^ Muhiddin, Hassan. "JK’s beefed up team", The Guardian, IPPMedia Ltd, 2006-01-05. Retrieved on 2007-01-14. 
  3. ^ a b "Membe new Foreign minister", TSN Daily News, TSN, 2007-01-12. Retrieved on 2007-01-14. 
  4. ^ Lindi Rural. Tanzania 2002 Population and Housing Census. Government of Tanzania (2003). Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
  5. ^ "Kikwete reshuffles Cabinet", Guardian (IPP Media), October 16, 2006.

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Preceded by
Asha-Rose Migiro		 Foreign Minister of Tanzania
January 12, 2007 – present		 Incumbent
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NAME Membe, Bernard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Membe, Bernard Kamillius
SHORT DESCRIPTION Tanzanian politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1953
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