John Malecela
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John Samuel Malecela (born 19 April 1934 in Bugiri Dodoma) was
Prime Minister of Tanzania The prime minister of Tanzania is the head in the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania. The position is subordinated to the president, who is the actual head of government. The functions and powers of the prime minister are desc ...
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 Tokyo International Conference on African Development in October 1993.


Education

* Secondary Education - Minaki secondary school 1957–1958 * Bachelor of Commerce -
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1958–1959 * Post Graduate Studies -
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1961–1962 * Ph.D. Honoris Causa (Humanities) -
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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)


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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 {{Tanzania-politician-stub