The Magufuli Cabinet was formed by President of Tanzania John Magufuli after taking the

oath of office An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. Such ...

on 5 November 2015. Magufuli won the 2015 general election with 58% of the vote in a tightly contested race against ex-

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Chadema rival

Edward Lowassa Edward Ngoyai Lowassa (born August 26, 1953) is a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008, serving under President Jakaya Kikwete.

. After being sworn in on 5 November 2015, Magufuli announced his cabinet almost a month later, on 10 December 2015. He reduced the cabinet to 19 ministers from 30 in the previous cabinet. The Second Cabinet's tenure was cut short on 19 March 2021, following the death of President John Magufuli, and the swearing-in of

Samia Suluhu Hassan Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician who has been serving since 19 March 2021 as the sixth (and first female) president of Tanzania. She is a member of the ruling social-democrat Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party ...

as the new president.

First Term

Inaugural Cabinet

Magufuli's running mate during the 2015 general election was Samia Suluhu; his victory secured Tanzania's first female Vice President of Tanzania. His next appointment was Kassim Majaliwa for the post of Prime Minister.

Changes

Charles Kitwanga Charles Muhangwa Kitwanga (born 27 September 1960) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Misungwi constituency since 2010. He served as a minister of internal and home affairs in the Magufuli cabinet for five months beginni ...

was replaced on 21 May 2016 as the minister of home affairs after he attended a parliamentary session under the influence of alcohol. *

Nape Nnauye Nape Moses Nnauye is a Tanzanian politician presently serving as the Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament and for Mtama constituency since November 2015. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Mtama constituency in the October 20 ...

was relieved of his duty on 23 March 2017 from the post of Minister of Information, Culture, Artists and Sports.

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 ...

the Minister of Justice and constitutional affairs at the time took his position and was replaced by

Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi (born February 24, 1956) is a Tanzanian lawyer who from April 2021 to January 2022 served as the country's Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, appointed by President Samia Suluhu. He was a Minister fo ...

. * Sospeter Muhongo was suspended on 24 May 2017 as the Minister of Energy and Minerals after he was implicated in the mineral saga report. His position remained vacant until the first cabinet reshuffle of October 2017.

Cabinet Reshuffle

Magufuli conducts his first major reshuffle on 7 October 2017 increasing the number of ministries from 19 to 21. The biggest change was the splitting of the

Ministry of Energy and Minerals The Ministry of Energy and Minerals was the government ministry of Tanzania responsible for facilitating the development of the energy and mineral sectors. The Ministry was ultimately split in 2017 by President John Magufuli to tighten supervisi ...

into two separate ministries. Furthermore, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries was split into two, one being the Ministry of Agriculture and the other being the Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries.

Changes

George Masaju George Mcheche Masaju was the Attorney General of Tanzania until February 1, 2018. He was appointed by President Jakaya Kikwete on 3 January 2015 and he continued to be the Attorney General in Magufuli's cabinet. Early life and career Before jo ...

was promoted to a Judge at the

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and the

Adelardus Kilangi Professor Adelardus Lubango Kilangi was the 9th Attorney General of Tanzania. Early life and career Professor Kilangi was born April 6 1969. Prof. Kilangi was a member of the African Union Commission on International Law. He also served as the pr ...

was appointed as the new Attorney General on February 1, 2020. * Mwigulu Nchemba was replaced by Alphaxard Kangi Lugola as the minister of home affairs on 30 June 2018. * Charles Mwijage was replaced by Joseph Kakunda as the minister of industry, trade and investment on 10 November 2018 by the president following a national cashew nut price saga. *

Charles Tizeba Charles John Tizeba (born 1 January 1961) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bica ...

was replaced by

Japhet Hasunga Japhet Ngailonga Hasunga (born November 23, 1965, in Iyula village, Mbozi District, Tanzania) is a Tanzanian politician through CCM and Member of Parliament for Vwawa constituency since 2015. Early life Japhet Ngailonga Hasunga before taking ...

as the minister of Agriculture on 10 November 2018 following a national cashew nut price saga. *

Angellah Kairuki Angellah Jasmine Mbelwa Kairuki (born 10 September 1976) is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi. On October 2, 2022 she has been appointed as a Minister in Presidents Offfice Region Administration and Local Governm ...

was appointed to a new position under the Minister of State in the President’s Office for investments,

Doto Biteko Doto Mashaka Biteko (born December 30, 1978) is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Bukombe in 2015. He was appointed as the Minister of Minerals on 9 January 2019 by ...

took over as the new Minister of Minerals on January 9, 2019. * Augustine Mahiga the Minister of Foreign Affairs and

Palamagamba Kabudi Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi (born February 24, 1956) is a Tanzanian lawyer who from April 2021 to January 2022 served as the country's Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, appointed by President Samia Suluhu. He was a Minister f ...

the Minister of Justice had their appoints switched on March 3, 2019 * Joseph Kakunda was replaced by

Innocent Bashungwa Innocent Lugha Bashungwa (born May 5, 1979) is Minister of State in the President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Government) in Tanzania. He previously served as Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports and is a member of ...

as the minister of Industry, Trade and Investment on June 8, 2019. *

January Makamba January Yusuf Makamba (born 28 January 1974) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Bumbuli constituency since 2010. In December 2015, he was appointed as a Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office for Union Affairs ...

was replaced by

George Simbachawene George Boniface Taguluvala Simbachawene (born 5 July 1968) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Kibakwe Kibakwe is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), offi ...

as the new Minister of State in the Vice President's Office on 21 July 2019. * Alphaxard Lugola was replaced by

as the Minister of Home affairs and

Mussa Zungu Mussa Azzan Zungu (born 25 May 1952) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Ilala constituency since 2005. He has continued to retain the parliamentary seat in 2010 & 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, c ...

replaced Simbachawene as the Minister of State in the Vice President's Office on January 23, 2020. * Mwigulu Nchemba was reinstated into the cabinet as the Ministry of Constitutional and Legal Affairs following the death of Augustine Mahiga on May 2, 2020.

Second Term

Following Magufuli's reelection in the

2020 Tanzanian general election General elections were held in Tanzania on 28 October 2020 to elect the President and National Assembly. The presidential election was won by incumbent John Magufuli of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party. Background In April 2019, Livingstone Lus ...

, Magufuli unveiled his new cabinet on December 5th 2020. In total, the cabinet includes a docket of 23 ministers, up 1 from his previous cabinet. The ministry of Works, Transport and Communications was broken out into two, The Ministry of Works & Transport and the other being the Ministry of Communications and ICT. This cabinet ended its tenure following the death of President John Magufuli.

References

External links

Government website
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