Juliana Daniel Shonza (born 23 April 1987) is a

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politician and member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is the current Deputy Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports. She is a one-term

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having been appointed to special seat reserved for women.

Background and education

Juliana Daniel Shonza was born on 23 April 1987 in Songwe Region. She completed her schooling from Kibasila Secondary School in 2005 and Dakawa high school in 2008. Her first Bachelor on Sociology from 2008 to 2011 and master's degree on Sociology from 2013 to 2015 from

University of Dar es Salaam The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is a public university in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. The university became an affiliate of the University of East Africa (UEA) in 1 ...

and

University of Dodoma The University of Dodoma (UDOM) is a public university in central Tanzania located in Dodoma, the country's capital. Building is taking place on a 6,000-hectare site in the Chimwaga area about east of downtown Dodoma. The University of Dodoma was ...

Political career

Shonza became involved in politics while she was at the

as the Vice Chairperson of National Youth Council of Chadema. In 2013 she moved to Chama Cha Mapinduzi where she was appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary of Motivation at the CCM headquarters. During the general election of 2015, Juliana Shonza was appointed as a member of Tanzanian Parliament through special women seats to reserve for 2015 to 2020. In 2017, she was appointed as a Deputy Minister in the Ministry for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports by President

John Magufuli John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015 and wa ...

during the changes he made on 9 October 2017. She is serving in the cabinet under the Minister Dr.

Harrison Mwakyembe Early life and education Dr Harrison George Mwakyembe was born on 10 December 1955 in Kyela in the Southern Highlands Province in colonial Tanganyika (territory), Tanganyika. The Southern Highlands Province was divided into Mbeya Region and Irin ...

References

1987 births Living people Chama Cha Mapinduzi MPs Tanzanian MPs 2015–2020 Deputy government ministers of Tanzania University of Dodoma University of Dar es Salaam alumni Women government ministers of Tanzania Chama Cha Mapinduzi politicians {{Tanzania-politician-stub