John Samuel Malecela (born 19 April 1934 in Bugiri
Dodoma
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) was
Prime Minister of Tanzania
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from November 1990 to December 1994. He served as the vice-chairman of the
CCM from 1995 to 2007, and a member of the CCM Central Committee to date.
Prime Minister Malecela headed the Tanzanian delegation which participated in the first
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in October 1993.
Education
* Secondary Education - Minaki secondary school 1957–1958
* Bachelor of Commerce -
Bombay University
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1958–1959
* Post Graduate Studies -
Cambridge University
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1961–1962
* Ph.D. Honoris Causa (Humanities) -
University of Texas
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1977
John Malecela is one of the most experienced Tanzanian politicians. However his efforts to seek his party's nomination for presidential candidacy did not yield any favorable results on his part both in 1995 and 2005.
Positions held
*
Tanzanian Permanent Representative to the United Nations - 1964-1968
* Tanzanian Ambassador to Ethiopia and the OAU - 1967
* Minister of Foreign Affairs - 1972-1973
* Communication and Transport - 1973-1974
* Mineral Resources and Agriculture 1975-1975
* Minister in the East African Community - 1975-1976
* Regional Commissioner of Iringa - 1980-1984
* Member of the Group of Eminent Persons of the Commonwealth on South African situation - 1985
* Tanzanian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom - 1989-90
* Prime Minister and First Vice President 1990-1994
* Vice Chairman of the ruling Party, Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) - 1995 to 2007
* Member of Parliament for Mtera - 1990 - 2010
* Former Chancellor of The Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
Notes
References
Embassy profile Accessed 2005-10-13.
1934 births
Living people
People from Dodoma
Chama Cha Mapinduzi politicians
Prime Ministers of Tanzania
Vice-presidents of Tanzania
Foreign ministers of Tanzania
Permanent Representatives of Tanzania to the United Nations
Ambassadors of Tanzania to Ethiopia
High Commissioners of Tanzania to the United Kingdom
University of Mumbai alumni
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