Adolf Faustine Mkenda (born in 1963 in Rombo, Kilimanjaro), is a Tanzanian Minister of Education, Science, and Technology, having previously served as Minister of Agriculture. An associate professor of Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam and a politician who presently serves as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament for Rombo constituency since November 2020.

Political career

After the

2020 Tanzanian general election General elections were held in Tanzania on 28 October 2020 to elect the President and National Assembly. The presidential election was won by incumbent John Magufuli of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party. Background In April 2019, Livingstone Lus ...

, Mkenda was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture in both 5th Cabinet of Tanzania and 6th Cabinet of Tanzania. Before this appointment he served in various capacities as Permanent Secretary Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (2019-2020), Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East Africa Cooperation (2018-2019) & Permanent Secretary Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (2017-2018). Following Magufuli's second term, Mekda was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture a post he held through various reshuffles. In January 2022, Mkenda was appointed Minister for Education, Science, and Technology.

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Living people 1963 births Tanzanian educators Tanzanian environmentalists University of Dar es Salaam alumni 21st-century Tanzanian politicians Chama Cha Mapinduzi politicians Chama Cha Mapinduzi MPs Tanzanian MPs 2020–2025 Government ministers of Tanzania Ministers of agriculture of Tanzania People from Kilimanjaro Region University of Gothenburg alumni {{Tanzania-politician-stub