List of Prime Ministers of Tanzania

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This is a list of the Prime Ministers of Tanzania, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister of Tanganyika in 1960 to the present day.

Tanzania was formed after the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964, when the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba united with mainland Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which was later renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania.

Chief Minister of Tanganyika

№	Chief Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Political affiliation (at time of appointment)
№	Chief Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)
1	Julius Nyerere (1922–1999)		2 September 1960	1 May 1961		Tanganyika African National Union

Prime Ministers of Tanganyika

№	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Political affiliation (at time of appointment)
№	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)
1	Julius Nyerere (1922–1999)		1 May 1961	22 January 1962		Tanganyika African National Union
2	Rashidi Kawawa (1926–2009)		22 January 1962	9 December 1962		Tanganyika African National Union
Post abolished (9 December 1962 – 29 October 1964)

Prime Ministers of Tanzania

№	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Political affiliation (at time of appointment)		President(s)
№	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)		President(s)
Post abolished (1 November 1964 – 17 February 1972)
1	Rashidi Kawawa (1926–2009)		17 February 1972	13 February 1977		Tanganyika African National Union	Nyerere
1	Rashidi Kawawa (1926–2009)		17 February 1972	13 February 1977		Chama Cha Mapinduzi ^[1]	Nyerere
2	Edward Sokoine (1938–1984)		13 February 1977	7 November 1980		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Nyerere
3	Cleopa Msuya (1931–)		7 November 1980	24 February 1983		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Nyerere
(2)	Edward Sokoine (1938–1984)		24 February 1983	12 April 1984 (died in office.)		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Nyerere
4	Salim Ahmed Salim (1942–)		24 April 1984	5 November 1985		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Nyerere
5	Joseph Warioba (1940–)		5 November 1985	9 November 1990		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Mwinyi
6	John Malecela (1934–)		9 November 1990	7 December 1994		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Mwinyi
(3)	Cleopa Msuya (1931–)		7 December 1994	28 November 1995		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Mwinyi Mkapa
7	Frederick Sumaye (1950–)		28 November 1995	30 December 2005		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Mkapa Kikwete
8	Edward Lowassa (1953–)		30 December 2005	7 February 2008		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Kikwete
9	Mizengo Pinda (1948–)		9 February 2008	5 November 2015		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Kikwete
10	Kassim Majaliwa (1960–)		20 November 2015	Incumbent		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Magufuli

Notes

↑ Founded on 5 February 1977.

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Years in Tanzania (1964–present)
Pre-1964 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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