Right Honourable
Doto Biteko
MP
Deputy Prime Minister of Tanzania
Assumed office
1 September 2023
PresidentSamia Suluhu
Preceded byAugustino Mrema
Minister of Energy
Assumed office
1 September 2023
PresidentSamia Suluhu
Preceded byJanuary Makamba
Minister of Minerals
In office
9 January 2019 – 31 August 2023
PresidentJohn Magufuli (2019-2021)
Samia Suluhu (2021-2023)
Preceded byAngellah Kairuki
Succeeded byAnthony Mavunde
Member of Parliament
for Bukombe
Assumed office
December 2015
Personal details
Born (1978-12-30) 30 December 1978
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyChama Cha Mapinduzi

Doto Mashaka Biteko (born December 30, 1978) is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Bukombe in 2015.[1][2][3]

He was appointed as the Minister of Minerals on 9 January 2019 by President John Magufuli.[4][5][6] He continued his tenure as the Minister of Minerals under the new president Samia Suluhu Hassan until 31 August 2023. On 1 September 2023, he was promoted in the role of Vice Prime Minister of Tanzania, only the third ever person to hold the title.[7] At the same time, he was given the docket as the Minister of Energy.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Parliament of Tanzania". www.parliament.go.tz. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Mining Journal - Resource Stocks Q&A: John De Vries, Black Rock Mining". Mining Journal. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  3. ↑ Petris, Antonella (2016-11-18). "Clima: fine dei combustibili fossili, per 47 Paesi è possibile - Meteo Web". Meteo Web (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  4. ↑ "Magufuli amteua waziri mpya Tanzania". BBC News Swahili (in Swahili). Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  5. ↑ "Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu reshuffles Cabinet". The East African. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  6. ↑ ODUNGA, MAUREEN (2022-01-09). "The trusted lieutenants". dailynews.co.tz. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  7. ↑ "Biteko and the history of Deputy Prime Ministers in Tanzania". The Citizen. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  8. ↑ "What difference are they going to make?". The Citizen. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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