List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Tanzania
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 united with mainland Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which was later renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania.
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Term of office | Political party | Queen | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) |
2 September 1960 | 1 May 1961 | 241 days | Tanganyika African National Union | Elizabeth II |
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Queen | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) |
1 May 1961 | 22 January 1962 | 266 days | Tanganyika African National Union | Elizabeth II | |
| 2 | Rashidi Kawawa (1924–2009) |
22 January 1962 | 9 December 1962 | 321 days | Tanganyika African National Union | ||
| Post abolished (9 December 1962 – 29 October 1964) | |||||||
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| Post abolished (1 November 1964 – 17 February 1972) | |||||||
| 1 | Rashidi Kawawa (1926–2009) |
17 February 1972 | 13 February 1977 | 4 years, 362 days | Tanganyika African National Union | Nyerere | |
| Chama Cha Mapinduzi[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||
| 2 | Edward Sokoine (1938–1984) |
13 February 1977 | 7 November 1980 | 3 years, 268 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | ||
| 3 | Cleopa Msuya (born 1931) |
7 November 1980 | 24 February 1983 | 2 years, 109 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | ||
| (2) | Edward Sokoine (1938–1984) |
24 February 1983 | 12 April 1984 (died in office.) |
1 year, 48 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | ||
| 4 | Salim Ahmed Salim (born 1942) |
24 April 1984 | 5 November 1985 | 1 year, 195 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | ||
| 5 | Joseph Warioba (born 1940) |
5 November 1985 | 9 November 1990 | 5 years, 4 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | Mwinyi | |
| 6 | John Malecela (born 1934) |
9 November 1990 | 7 December 1994 | 4 years, 28 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | ||
| (3) | Cleopa Msuya (born 1931) |
7 December 1994 | 28 November 1995 | 356 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | Mwinyi Mkapa | |
| 7 | Frederick Sumaye (born 1950) |
28 November 1995 | 30 December 2005 | 10 years, 32 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | Mkapa Kikwete | |
| 8 | Edward Lowassa (1953–2024) |
30 December 2005 | 7 February 2008 | 2 years, 39 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | Kikwete | |
| 9 | Mizengo Pinda (born 1948) |
9 February 2008 | 5 November 2015 | 7 years, 269 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | ||
| 10 | Kassim Majaliwa (born 1961) |
20 November 2015 | Incumbent | 8 years, 156 days | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | Magufuli Suluhu | |
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | President(s) | |
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| Took office | Left office | ||||||
| 1 | Salim Ahmed Salim (born 1942) |
1986 | 1989[1] | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | Joseph Warioba | Mwinyi | |
| 2 | Augustino Mrema (1944–2022) |
1992 | 1994[1] | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | John Malecela | ||
| 3 | Doto Biteko (born 1978) |
1 September 2023[1] | Incumbent | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | Kassim Majaliwa | Suluhu | |
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- "Biteko and the history of Deputy Prime Ministers in Tanzania". The Citizen. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.