Anne Semamba Makinda (born 26 July 1949) is a Tanzanian politician and the first female Speaker of the

National Assembly of Tanzania The National Assembly of Tanzania ( sw, Bunge la Tanzania) and the President of Tanzania of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania. The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Tulia Ackson, who presides over a unicameral ass ...

, in office from 2010 to 2015. She was the last Chairman and the first President of UNICEF at the international level from 1993 to 1994.Executive Board
UNICEF

Early life and education

Her father was a regional commissioner who served under the

Nyerere Julius Kambarage Nyerere (; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lak ...

administration. She was educated at Uwemba Primary School in

Njombe Njombe is a town in southern Tanzania. It is the regional capital of Njombe Region as well as the district headquarter of Njombe Rural District and Njombe Urban District. It is located at nearly 2000 meters of altitude on the eastern edge of the ...

, Masasi Girls' Secondary School in Mtwara and Kilakala Girls' High School in Morogoro. She then pursued an accountancy course at the Institute of Development and Management (present day Mzumbe University) graduating with an advanced diploma.

Political career

She was nominated to the parliament in 1975.

References

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