Joseph George Kakunda is 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 Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He is an incumbent Member of Parliament representing Sikonge Constituency in Tabora Region, United Republic of Tanzania; since the General elections of 2015; currently serving his second term (2020-2025). He was Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment from November 10, 2018 to June 8 2019. This was after serving as Deputy Minister in the President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government from October 10 2017 to November 10 2018. Before joining politics in 2015, He amassed vast experience in working as a Local Government Officer (1996-2000), excelling from Economist II to Principal Economist and Director of Water Program Coordination in the Central Government (2000-2015), and Community Development Coordinator for the UNDP (Mbola Millennium Village Project) in Tabora, Tanzania (2006-2007).

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