Minister of Industry and Trade
Waziri wa Viwanda na Biashara
Incumbent
Ashatu Kijaji
since 10 January 2022
Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment
StyleHonourable Minister
Member ofCabinet
SeatDar es Salaam, Tanzania
AppointerPresident
Term lengthAt the President's discretion
Websitewww.mit.go.tz

The Minister of Industry and Trade is the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Government of Tanzania.

History

Previously, the industry and trade portfolios existed under separate ministries before being amalgamated into its present form.

List of ministers

The following have served the ministry:[1]

Parties

  TANU   CCM

#PortraitMinisterPortfolioTook officeLeft officePresident
G. KahamaTrade and Industry19621964(Republic of Tanganyika)
J. S. KasambalaTrade and Cooperatives19641965Julius Nyerere
A. K. HangaIndustry, Minerals and Electricity19641965
J. S. KasambalaIndustry, Minerals and Energy19651966
Abdulrahman Mohamed BabuTrade and Cooperatives19651966
A. Z. Nsilo SwaiIndustry, Minerals and Electricity19661967
1A. M. MaalimTrade and Industry19671971
2Paul Bomani19711974
3Amir H. Jamal19741976
Cleopa MsuyaIndustry19761982
A. RuleguraTrade19761982
A. S. Mchumo19821983
.Mustafa Nyang'anyi19831986

Ali Hassan Mwinyi
4Basil MrambaIndustry and Trade19861989
5J. C. Rwegasira19891990
6Cleopa Msuya19901995
7William Shija19952001Benjamin Mkapa
8Abdallah Kigoda19961997
9Kingunge Ngombale–Mwiru19981999
10Iddi Simba20012002
11Juma Ngasongwa20022005
12Nazir KaramagiIndustry, Trade and Marketing20062007Jakaya Kikwete
(4)Basil Mramba20072008
13Mary Nagu20082010
14Cyril ChamiIndustry and Trade20102012
(8)Abdallah Kigoda201212 October 2015
15Charles MwijageIndustry, Trade and Investment14 December 2015[2]10 November 2018[3]John Magufuli
16Joseph KakundaIndustry, Trade and Investment (— Jan 2019)
Industry and Trade (Jan 2019 —)
10 November 2018[4]8 June 2019 [5]
17Innocent BashungwaIndustry and Trade8 June 2019[5]16 June 2020
18Geofrey MwambeIndustry and Trade5 December 2020[6]31 March 2021
19 Kitila Mkumbo Industry and Trade 31 March 2021 8 January 2022 Samia Suluhu
20 Ashatu Kijaji Industry, Trade and Investment 10 January 2022[7] Incumbent

References

  1. "Miaka 50 ya Uhuru wa Tanzania Bara" (PDF). Ministry of Industry and Trade (Tanzania). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. Top Leaders of MIT, Ministry of Industry and Trade Archived 2013-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Magufuli sacks two ministers, disbands cashew nut board". 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  4. Lugongo, Bernard (2018-11-13). "Tanzania: You Just Failed Tanzanians, Magufuli Tells Mwijage, Tizeba". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  5. 1 2 "Magufuli sacks Industy [sic] Minister, TRA boss, appoints successors". 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  6. "Magufuli shows faith in technocrats". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  7. "Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu reshuffles Cabinet". The East African. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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