Stephen Wasira

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Honourable
Stephen Wasira
MP
Minister of State in the President's Office for Social Relations and Co-ordination
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 November 2010
President Jakaya Kikwete
Minister of State in the PM's Office for Local Govt. and Regional Admin.
In office
13 February 2008 – 28 November 2010
Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda
4th Minister of Water
In office
6 January 2006 – 13 February 2008
President Jakaya Kikwete
Member of Parliament
Bunda
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2005
Preceded by Tembe Nyaburi
Majority 27,509 (66.1%)
Personal details
Nationality Tanzanian
Political party CCM
Alma mater American University (B.A.), (MPA), (M.A.)

Stephen Masato Wasira (born 1945) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Bunda constituency since 2005. He is the current Minister of State in the President's Office for Social Relations and Co-ordination.[1]

Background

Wasira addressing a political gathering
Wasira served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture in the first phase Government under President Julius Nyerere and also served as the Deputy Minister for Local Government and later as the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development under second phase President Ali Hassan Mwinyi.

He was appointed as Minister of Water on January 4, 2006, when Jakaya Kikwete, who had been elected President, named his new cabinet.[2] He was then moved to the position of Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives on October 15, 2006,[3] and on February 12, 2008 he was named Minister in the Prime Minister's Office for Regional Administration and Local Government.[4] On November 24, 2010, Mr. Wasira was names Minister of State President's Office in charge of Social relations and Coordination in the newly formed cabinet after October 2010 elections [5]

Within the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi, He is currently a member of the 370-member National Executive Committee (NEC), the highest policy and decision-making body of the ruling party. He has been serving in this position since 2007. In November 2012, he was overwhelmingly re-elected by the party's National Congress to serve another 5 year term. [6] Also, in 2011, he was elected a member of the party's powerful 28-member Central Committee (CC) [7] He continues to be a member of the Central Committee after being re-elected in February 2013. [8]

Education

Positions held

  • Member of Parliament - Mwibara Constituency 1970 - 1975
  • Deputy Minister of Agriculture 1972 - 1975
  • Regional Commissioner Mara Region 1975 - 1982
  • Minister Counselor at the Embassy of Tanzania, Washington, DC, USA - 1982 - 1985
  • Member of Parliament - Bunda Constituency 1985 - 1990
  • Deputy Minister for Local Government 1987 - 1989
  • Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development 1989 - 1990
  • Regional Commissioner Coastal Region 1990 - 1991
  • Member of Parliament - Bunda Constituency 1995 - 1996
  • Member of Parliament - Bunda Constituency 2005–Present
  • Minister for Water - January 2006 - October 2006
  • Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives - October 2006 - February 2008
  • Minister in the Prime Minister's Office for Regional Administration and Local Government - February 2008 - May 2008
  • Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives May 2008 – 2010
  • Minister of State President's Office in charge of Social relations and Government Planning Coordination November 2010 – Present

References

  1. ↑ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved 6 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ Hassan Muhiddin, "JK’s beefed up team", The Guardian (IPP Media), January 5, 2006, retrieved January 5, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Kikwete reshuffles Cabinet", Guardian (IPP Media), October 16, 2006.
  4. ↑ Angel Navuri, "JK trims cabinet size", Guardian (IPP Media), February 13, 2008.
  5. ↑ Leonard Mwakalebela, "New Cabinet at last", Daily News (Daily News Group), November 25, 2010.
  6. ↑ Dickson Ng'hily, "CCM`s new line-up in place", The Guardian (IPP Media), November 14 2012 retrieved February 12, 2013.
  7. ↑ Christopher Majaliwa, "CCM unveils new leadership", Daily News (TSN), April 11 2011 retrieved February 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ Frank Kimboy, "JK:This is CCM’s winning lineup", The Citizen (Mwananchi Communications), February 12, 2013 retrieved February 12, 2013.

External links

Current members of the Cabinet of Tanzania
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