Juma Volter Mwapachu (born 27 September 1942 in Mwanza, Tanzania) is a Tanzanian

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

and former

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of the

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. He replaced

Amanya Mushega Nuwe Amanya Mushega, commonly known as Amanya Mushega, is a Ugandan lawyer, politician, diplomat, and civil servant. He served as the secretary general of the East African Community (EAC) from 2001 until 2006. Background He was born on 27 June 19 ...

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

who completed his five-year term on March 24, 2006.

Background

Mwapachu was nominated for the post by Tanzanian President

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born 7 October 1950) is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015. Prior to his election as president, he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2005 under hi ...

. He was elected as Secretary General of the East African Community by the Summit of EAC Heads of State on April 4, 2006. Prior to this appointment, Mwapachu was Ambassador Extraordinary and

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and Tanzania's permanent delegate to

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. Mwapachu is a law graduate of the

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 ...

(degree obtained in 1969). He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in International Law, International Institutions and Diplomacy from the Indian Academy of International Law and Diplomacy, New Delhi, India. The University of Dar es Salaam conferred on him a Doctor of Literature degree (Honoris Causa) in 2005. Some of his posts prior to his appointment as the Secretary General of the EAC were: *Working with the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Administration in the 1970s. *Tanzania’s High Commissioner in

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. * Chairman of the Board of Directors of the

Tanzania Railways Corporation The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) is a state-owned enterprise that runs one of Tanzania's two main railway networks. When the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation was dissolved in 1977 and its assets divided between Kenya, Tan ...

. *A commissioner of the Presidential Parastatal Sector Reform Commission. *The Chairman of the Confederation of Tanzania Industries among others. *Member of the Governing Council, Society for International Development.

Works

*''Confronting New Realities: Reflections on Tanzania’s Radical Transformation'' *''Management of Public Enterprises in Developing Countries'' *''Local Perspectives on Globalization; The African Case'' (co-written with J. Semboja, E. Jansen) *''President of the Society for International Development''

References

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Juma Mwapachu Takes Over As Secretary General
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mwapachu, Juma 1942 births Living people Tanzanian politicians Permanent Delegates of Tanzania to UNESCO Tanzanian diplomats East African Community officials High Commissioners of Tanzania to India University of Dar es Salaam alumni Tabora Boys Secondary School alumni Mkwawa Secondary School alumni